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.
实用例句
1. She had a mass of auburn hair.
她有一头浓密的棕发。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She shook her mane of auburn hair.
她甩动她红褐色的长发.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. 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.
来自辞典例句
4. Clyde was removed to Auburn.
克莱德就要被移解到奥本去.
来自辞典例句
5. Auburn government and its citizens all made great contributions to it.
