brownie的词源

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.

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。

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