"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.
雙語例句
1. They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.
他們只是試圖獲得政客們的嘉許。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Brownie is an instance of the class of all horses.
Brownie是所有馬的類的一個實例.
來自互聯網
3. The people who write parking tickets in New York are known colloquially as "brownies".
在紐約，開違章停車罰單的人俗稱為“棕佬”（brownie）。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Uh , but what if I just tookpart of the brownie?
那么如果我只要一半杏仁餅 呢 ?
來自互聯網
5. There's no bait - and - switch here, no broccoli hidden in a brownie.