brow
英 [braʊ]
美[braʊ]
- n. 眉，眉毛；额；表情
- n. (Brow)人名；(西)布劳
词态变化
复数: brows;
中文词源
brow 眉毛
来自PIE *bhru, 眉毛。
英英释意
- 1. the part of the face above the eyes
- 2. the arch of hair above each eye
- 3. the peak of a hill;
- "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
英文词源
- brow
- brow: [OE] In Old English, brow meant ‘eyelash’, but there seems little doubt, from related words in other languages (such as Sanskrit bhrūs and Greek ophrus), that the original underlying sense of the word is ‘eyebrow’, and this resurfaced, or was recreated, in English in the 11th century. Its ultimate source is Indo- European *bhrūs, which passed via Germanic brūs into Old English as brū.
- brow (n.)
- early 14c., browes, brues "brow, forehead, eyebrow," earlier brouwes (c. 1300), bruwen (c. 1200), from Old English bru, probably originally "eyebrow," but extended to "eyelash," then "eyelid" by association of the hair of the eyebrow with the hair of the eyelid, the eyebrows then becoming Old English oferbrua "overbrows" (early Middle English uvere breyhes or briges aboue þe eiges).
The general word for "eyebrow" in Middle English was brew, breowen (c. 1200), from Old English bræw (West Saxon), *brew (Anglian), from Proto-Germanic *bræwi- "blinker, twinkler" (cognates: Old Frisian bre, Old Saxon brawa, Middle Dutch brauwe "eyelid," Old High German brawa"eyebrow," Old Norse bra "eyebrow," Gothic brahw "twinkle, blink," in phrase in brahwa augins "in the twinkling of an eye").
Old English bru is from Proto-Germanic *brus- "eyebrow" (source also of Old Norse brun), from PIE *bhru- "eyebrow" (cognates: Sanskrit bhrus "eyebrow," Greek ophrys, Old Church Slavonic bruvi, Lithuanian bruvis "brow," Old Irish bru "edge"). The -n- in the Old Norse (brun) and German (braune) forms of the word are from a genitive plural inflection.
Words for "eyelid," "eyelash," and "eyebrow" changed about maddeningly in Old and Middle English (and in all the West Germanic languages). By 1530s, brow had been given an extended sense of "forehead," especially with reference to movements and expressions that showed emotion or attitude.
实用场景例句
- One dark brow rose in surprise.
- 一道乌黑的眉毛惊奇地挑起。
牛津词典
- The path disappeared over the brow of the hill.
- 小径过山顶后消失了。
牛津词典
- Her brow furrowed in concentration.
- 她眉头紧锁全神贯注。
牛津词典
- The nurse mopped his fevered brow.
- 护士擦拭了他发烫的前额。
牛津词典
- He was on the look-out just below the brow of the hill.
- 他就在山脊下负责警戒。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He wiped his brow with the back of his hand...
- 他用手背擦了擦前额。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She wrinkled her brow inquisitively.
- 她好奇地皱起了眉头。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He had thick brown hair and shaggy brows.
- 他一头浓密的棕色头发，眉毛乱糟糟的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Sweat stood on his brow.
- 他眉毛上凝着汗珠.
期刊摘选
- Stannis furrowed his brow. " I was told that the wet nurse was this man Craster's wife. "
- 史坦尼斯额头皱了起来. “ 据我所知这奶妈是卡斯特的妻子. ”
期刊摘选
- He earns his living by the sweat of his brow.
- 他靠自己辛勤劳动谋生.
期刊摘选
- The bread you eat is obtained by the sweat of your father's brow.
- 你们吃的面包是他们的父亲用血汗换来的.
期刊摘选
- This feel only the upper heart, but time of brow!
- 这感觉才上心头, 却下眉头!
期刊摘选
- Unplug brow can give birth to cancer?
- 拔眉毛会不会生癌 啊 ?
期刊摘选
- Despite his tranquility, a somewhat heavy brow speaks temper.
- 尽管他很恬静, 可是那只有点紧蹙的额头说明他肝火很旺.
辞典例句
- Mei did not weep. She only bit her lips, and the furrow in her brow deepened.
- 梅埋下头, 她咬了咬嘴唇皮, 额上的皱纹显得更深了.
汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- The old farmer wiped the sweat off his brow.
- 那老农擦去额上的汗珠.
期刊摘选
- Care sat heavy on his brow.
- 他的眉间显出虑;他愁眉苦脸.
期刊摘选
- His brow corrugated with the effort of thinking.
- 他皱着眉头用心地思考.
《简明英汉词典》
- He furrowed his brow in thought.
- 他皱起眉头思考.
辞典例句
- He mopped his brow.
- 他擦了擦额上的汗.
期刊摘选
- Hurstwood's brow was wet.
- 赫斯渥的额头开始冒汗了.
期刊摘选
- His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow.
- 他会将雨帽拉下来挡住眼眉.
期刊摘选
- His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow.
- 他凌乱的白发蓬松地搭在额头.
《简明英汉词典》
- Perspiration started out on his brow.
- 他额上沁出了汗珠.
期刊摘选
- Local agency to do some fire, some places families brow sing.
- 有的地方办社火, 有的地方唱眉户.
期刊摘选
- He had a feverish brow.
- 他的额头发热.
《简明英汉词典》
- The years have set their mark on his brow.
- 年岁在他的额上打下了印记.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- I have no brow of such a pedagogical tone.
- 我不喜欢这种学究的口吻.
《简明英汉词典》
- He wiped the sweat from his brow with his hands.
- 他用手擦去了额头上的汗.
《简明英汉词典》