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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。
红褐色粗纺布
russets — plural of russet
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
红褐色粗纺布
a reddish brown homespun fabric
The path was covered with russet leaves.
小路上铺满了红褐色的落叶。
红褐色
A reddish-brown color.
红棕色的粗布
a reddish brown homespun fabric
粗糙的红褐色土布；用这种布制成的衣服
A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric.
一种果皮粗糙、呈红褐色的苹果
A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.
She bought two meters of russet to make a simple apron for the harvest festival.
她买了两米红褐色粗布，用来为丰收节做一条简单的围裙。
The old blanket was made of rough russet that felt warm but scratchy.
那条旧毯子是用粗糙的红褐色粗布做的，摸起来暖和但有点扎人。
In the museum, we saw a cloak sewn from russet, the plain cloth worn by villagers in the past.
在博物馆里，我们看见一件用红褐色粗布缝制的外套，那是过去村民穿的朴素布料。
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。
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。
russet 可作不可数名词，指红褐色粗纺布。
The dress was made of russet.
这条连衣裙是用红褐色粗纺布做的。
表示一种带粗皮的苹果时是可数名词，复数形式为 russets。
She bought a basket of russets.
她买了一篮冬季粗皮苹果。
Not this
The hill is covered with russet color leaves.
Use this
The hill is covered with russet leaves.
汉语里的‘红褐色的’需要加‘的’，但英语中颜色形容词（如 russet）直接修饰名词，再加 color 是冗余且不自然的。
Not this
She chose a russet for the curtains.
Use this
She chose russet for the curtains.
当 russet 指‘红褐色’这一颜色时是不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 a；若要表示‘红褐色粗纺布’，则应说 a russet fabric 或 some russet。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
可是瞧，曙光披着红褐色的外衣，踏着东方高山上的露水走过来了。
This line is spoken by Marcellus in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' (Act 1, Scene 1) as he describes the dawn.
这句台词出自莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》第一幕第一场，马塞勒斯在形容黎明破晓时的景象。
Use russets naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
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