auburn
/ˈɔːbən/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɑbɚn] /ˈɔːbərn/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɑbɚn] /ˈȯ-bərn/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɔː.bən/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɑbɚn] /ˈɑː.bɚn/ (ame, ipa)
auburn — 形容詞
- auburnpositive
- more auburncomparative
- most auburnsuperlative
1. describes hair that has a warm reddish-brown colour, like the shade of autumn le
赤褐色的
紅棕色的（尤指頭髮）
describes hair that has a warm reddish-brown colour, like the shade of autumn leaves or cinnamon sticks.
Kian's auburn hair caught the light as he walked across the station platform.
Kian 的赤褐色頭髮在他走過月台時閃閃發光。
auburn + hair — common noun collocation
Dahlia brushed her long auburn hair before going to the wedding reception.
Dahlia 在參加婚宴前梳理了她一頭赤褐色的長髮。
The little boy's auburn curls were the same colour as his mother's.
那個小男孩的赤褐色捲髮跟他母親的髮色一模一樣。
Adisa grows his auburn beard short because it gets too tangled when long.
Adisa 把赤褐色的鬍子留得很短，因為留長了容易打結。
Nikhil's grandmother kept her auburn hair in a neat bun until she was eighty.
Nikhil 的祖母到了八十歲仍把赤褐色的頭髮梳成整齊的髮髻。
- reddish-brown
a more general term; less specific than auburn
- chestnut
a warmer, darker brown shade of hair colour
- ginger
a lighter, more orange-red shade; used especially in British English
文法句型
auburn + noun (hair, curls, beard)
用法筆記
Almost always used to describe hair (including beards and fur). It is uncommon to describe objects or clothes as auburn — for those contexts, use the noun form with a preposition (e.g., 'a shade of auburn').
常見錯誤
auburn — 名詞
1. a warm reddish-brown colour, most often used to describe the colour of a person'
赤褐色
紅棕色，尤指頭髮的顏色
a warm reddish-brown colour, most often used to describe the colour of a person's hair, but also used for fabrics, paints, and autumn leaves.
Daichi painted the fence an auburn colour to match the autumn leaves.
Daichi 把圍籬漆成赤褐色，與秋天的落葉相襯。
auburn as a paint colour — uncountable usage
The colour auburn is a popular choice for hair dye in autumn.
赤褐色是秋冬季節很受歡迎的染髮顏色。
Piotr used auburn as the main colour in his landscape painting.
Piotr 在他的風景畫中以赤褐色作為主色調。
Hoa's new sweater was a soft auburn that looked good with her dark eyes.
Hoa 的新毛衣是柔和的赤褐色，與她深色的眼睛很相配。
Andrew thought the auburn in the fabric matched the wooden floor well.
Andrew 覺得布料上的赤褐色與木質地板很搭。
- chestnut
a similar warm brown shade, sometimes used interchangeably
- reddish brown
the general colour category; less specific than auburn
- copper
a brighter, more metallic red-brown shade
文法句型
a shade of auburn
in auburn
a rich auburn
用法筆記
The noun form is less common than the adjective. It is mainly used in fashion, hair care, and design contexts where you need a label for the colour itself.