fawn

/fɔːn/ (bre, ipa) · /fɑːn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfȯn ˈfän/ (ame, mw) · /fɔːn/ (ame, ipa)

fawn — noun

  • fawnsingular
  • fawnsplural

1. a very young deer, especially one that still stays close to its mother

1.名詞B1
釋義

a very young deer, especially one that still stays close to its mother

例句

At sunrise, Felix spotted a fawn beside the fence near the orchard.

a fawn beside the fence

The ranger asked campers to stay back when a fawn crossed the trail.

同義詞
  • young deer

    a plain descriptive phrase rather than a special wildlife term

反義詞
  • doe

    an adult female deer rather than a young one

  • stag

    an adult male deer rather than a young one

文法句型

a fawn crossed the path

a fawn stayed near its mother

用法筆記

Usually refers to deer in everyday English. Distinguish from doe and stag, which name adult deer rather than a young one.

常見錯誤

❌We saw a baby doe in the field.
✅We saw a fawn in the field.
💡A doe is an adult female deer, while a fawn is a young deer.
❌The buck stayed close to its mother.
✅The fawn stayed close to its mother.
💡A buck is a male deer, not a baby deer.

2. a pale brown colour with a soft yellow or grey tone

2.名詞B2
釋義

a pale brown colour with a soft yellow or grey tone

例句

Maeve chose fawn for the hallway walls instead of plain cream.

use fawn as a colour name

The catalogue offers the sofa in charcoal, navy, and warm fawn.

同義詞
  • beige

    usually lighter and more grey, while fawn is warmer

  • tan

    often a little stronger and more yellow-brown

  • camel

    a fashion colour name that is often slightly richer than fawn

文法句型

choose fawn for the walls

a warm/pale fawn

用法筆記

Common in fashion and interior design. It names the colour itself, while the adjective sense describes something that has that colour.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a fawn brown bag.
✅She bought a fawn bag.
💡Fawn already names a brown shade, so adding brown is usually redundant.

fawn — adjective

fawn — verb