Word · Frequency #21435
russet
红褐色粗纺布
a reddish brown homespun fabric
- 1.
A reddish-brown color.
红褐色
- 2.
a reddish brown homespun fabric
红棕色的粗布
- 3.
A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.
粗糙的红褐色土布；用这种布制成的衣服
- 4.
A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.
一种果皮粗糙、呈红褐色的苹果
- 5.
A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin.
一种表皮粗糙、深灰褐色的马铃薯
红褐色；红棕色的粗布；粗糙的红褐色土布；用这种布制成的衣服；一种果皮粗糙、呈红褐色的苹果；一种表皮粗糙、深灰褐色的马铃薯
In use
She bought two meters of russet to make a simple apron for the harvest festival.
The old blanket was made of rough russet that felt warm but scratchy.
In the museum, we saw a cloak sewn from russet, the plain cloth worn by villagers in the past.
russet + noun
作形容词时表示红褐色或枯叶色，通常放在名词前修饰。
The path was covered with russet leaves.
小路上铺满了红褐色的落叶。
turn + russet
与 turn 连用表示颜色变化，作表语形容词。
The leaves turn russet in late autumn.
深秋时节树叶变成红褐色。
be made of + russet
russet 可作不可数名词，指红褐色粗纺布。
Connections
Collocations
- russet leaves
- 红褐色的秋叶
- The russet leaves crunched under our feet as we walked through the park.我们走过公园时，红褐色的落叶在脚下嘎吱作响。
- russet hills
- 红褐色的丘陵
- In autumn, the russet hills stretched to the horizon.秋天，红褐色的丘陵一直延伸到地平线。
- russet cloth
- 红褐色粗纺布
- The tailor chose a heavy russet cloth for the winter cloak.裁缝为冬斗篷选了一块厚重的红褐色粗纺布。
- russet apple
- 粗皮红褐色苹果
- The russet apple had a sweet, nutty flavor.这个粗皮红褐色苹果带有甜而坚果般的风味。
- deep russet
- 深红褐色
- The hills were covered in deep russet and gold.山丘上覆盖着深红褐色和金黄色。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 rust（锈）联想铁锈的红褐色，加上 set（固定），记住它指固定的红褐色粗布。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical textile descriptions、literary or poetic writing russet 作名词指“红褐色粗纺布”时，多用于历史、文学或纺织相关语境，属于较正式的书面用词；日常口语中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 russet /ˈrʌsɪt/ 押韵的是 gusset /ˈɡʌsɪt/。Rust /rʌst/、musket /ˈmʌskɪt/、trumpet /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ 拼写或读音看起来接近，但读音不同：分别以 /ʌst/、/ʌskɪt/、/ʌmpɪt/ 结尾，注意不要照拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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