"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.
实用例句
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.
