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(7–10岁穿棕色制服的)幼年女童子军。[ ORIGIN : so named because of the colour of the uniform.]
〈英〉 幼年女童子军队员。
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幼年女童子军会议
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he went to Brownies every week .他每周去参加女童子军会议。
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核仁饼(尤指巧克力饼)。
〈澳/ 新西兰〉 葡萄干甜面包。
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棕仙(传说中夜间帮助做家务的小精灵)。[ORIGIN: diminutive of <Bold>BROWN</Bold>; ‘a wee brown man' often appears in Scottish ballads and fairy tales; compare with Old Norse <Italic>svartálfar</Italic>, the dark elves the Edda.]
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brownie point informal ,humorous an imaginary award given to someone for a good deed or an attempt to please 〈非正式,幽默〉 品行积分(因品行良好或讨好别人而获得的想象中的奖赏)his policy will win brownie points with voters . 选民会因他的政策为他打高分的