brownie

英 ['braʊnɪ]美 ['braʊni]
  • n. 巧克力蛋糕，核仁巧克力饼；棕仙（传说中夜间帮助做家务的小精灵）
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中文词源

brownie 巧克力方块蛋糕，棕仙子，女童子军

指一种棕色的巧克力蛋糕。棕仙子义可能来自于传说中其棕色的皮肤，或因其在夜间出没帮助小孩。幼女童子军以BROWNIE命名，取助人为乐之意。

英文词源

brownie (n.)
"benevolent goblin supposed to haunt old farmhouses in Scotland," 1510s, diminutive of brown "a wee brown man" (see brown (adj.)). The name for the junior branch of the Girl Guides or Girl Scouts is 1916, in reference to uniform color. Brownie point (1963) is sometimes associated with Brownie in the Scouting sense but is perhaps rather from brown-nose.

双语例句

1. They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.
他们只是试图获得政客们的嘉许。
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2. Brownie is an instance of the class of all horses.
Brownie是所有马的类的一个实例.
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3. The people who write parking tickets in New York are known colloquially as "brownies".
在纽约，开违章停车罚单的人俗称为“棕佬”（brownie）。
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4. Uh , but what if I just tookpart of the brownie?
那么如果我只要一半杏仁饼 呢 ?
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5. There's no bait - and - switch here, no broccoli hidden in a brownie.
没有耍花招, 核仁巧克力饼里也没有隐藏花椰菜.
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