1660s, from French brunette (masc. brunet), from Old French brunet "brownish, brown-haired, dark-complexioned," fem. diminutive of brun "brown" (12c.), of West Germanic origin (see brown (adj.)). As a noun, "woman of a dark complexion," from 1710. The metathesized form, Old French burnete, is the source of the surname Burnett. Burnete also was used of a wool-dyed cloth of superior quality, originally dark brown.
中文解释
1. diminutive of brun "brown"。2. brown => brunette.
实用例句
1. She was a statuesque brunette.
她有着一头深褐色头发，身材高挑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Was she blonde or brunette?
她的头发是金色还是深褐色？
来自柯林斯例句
3. She stared at the brunette.
她凝视着那个咖啡色头发的女人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Cynthia was brunette, her figure full, though not excessively.
辛西娅的皮肤和头发都是浅黑色的, 身材丰满, 但并不过分.
来自辞典例句
5. The next victims will be a redhead and a brunette.