auburn

英 ['ɔːbən; 'ɔːbɜːn] 美['ɔbɚn]
  • n. 赤褐色
  • adj. 赤褐色的,赭色的
  • n. (Auburn)人名;(英)奥伯恩

低频词畅通词汇

助记提示


1. from Medieval Latin alburnus "off-white, whitish," from Latin albus "white".
2. alb- + urn- => alburn- => auburn (al- => au-, 古法语引入时,发生的音变).
3. 该词的含义发生了几次变迁,虽然同样是表颜色,但已经完全脱离了其原始含义。
4. 含义变迁过程:off-white, whitish. => yellowish-white, flaxen (该词最初引入英语时的含义). => reddish-brown (受brown的影响,其含义演变成了如今的含义).

中文词源


auburn 红褐色的

来自词根alb, 白色的,见albumen,蛋白。字母l弱化成u, 词义受brown影响。

英英释意


1. (of hair) colored a moderate brown;
"auburn hair"

英文词源


auburn
auburn: [15] The colour of auburn has changed over the centuries. The word comes originally from Latin albus ‘white’ (whence English album, albino, alb, albedo, and albion), from which was derived in medieval Latin alburnus ‘off-white’. This passed via Old French alborne, auborne into English, still meaning ‘yellowishwhite’. From the 15th to the 17th century it was often spelled abrun or abrown, and it seems likely that its similarity to brown led to its gradual shift in meaning to ‘golden-brown’ or ‘reddish-brown’ over the centuries.
=> albino, album
auburn (n.)
early 15c., from Old French auborne, from Medieval Latin alburnus "off-white, whitish," from Latin albus "white" (see alb). It came to English meaning "yellowish-white, flaxen," but shifted 16c. to "reddish-brown" under influence of Middle English brun "brown," which also changed the spelling.

实用场景例句


[不可数名词]the rich auburn of her hair
她头发的深红褐色

牛津词典

...a tall woman with long auburn hair.
有着红褐色长发的高个女子

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Auburn government and its citizens all made great contributions to it.
奥本市政厅和奥本市民也都有出色的贡献.

期刊摘选

Boston's first chance comes Saturday night in Auburn Hills, Mich.
波士顿的第一个机会将在星期六的奥本山宫殿得到.

期刊摘选

She also features special eye colors: sky blue, violet, moss green, and auburn.
她也拥有特别的瞳色,分别为: 天蓝色, 紫色, 苔绿色和红褐色.

期刊摘选

Auburn Ala. has a population of just under 50000 and is home to Auburn University.
奥本拥有人口不超过五万,也是奥本大学的座落地.

期刊摘选

She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves.
她把头发梳成了光泽的赤褐色波浪.

期刊摘选

She shook her mane of auburn hair.
她甩动她红褐色的长发.

《简明英汉词典》

He has auburn hair.
褐色头发的.

期刊摘选

Her stylishly short auburn hair was streaked naturally with gray.
她时髦的金棕色短发里自然地夹着几丝灰发.

辞典例句

Clyde was removed to Auburn.
克莱德就要被移解到奥本去.

辞典例句

Auburn residents are proud of the development and achievements Auburn has made.
奥本市的发展与成就是令奥本市居民最引以为自豪的.

期刊摘选

Sharon quickly dropped to the floor screaming, Have you seen my boyfriend? He has auburn hair.
沙伦跌跌撞撞地过来哭喊到:你见到我的男朋友了 吗 ?褐色头发的.

期刊摘选

All the people living in that country have auburn hair.
住在那个村子里的人们的头发全是赤褐色的.

期刊摘选

She pushed her auburn hair back and raised her painted face.
她把棕色的头发放到耳后,仰起铺满浓妆的脸.

期刊摘选

She had a mass of auburn hair.
她有一头浓密的棕发。

柯林斯例句