brown goods

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. consumer electronics equipment for entertainment, such as televisions and music centres plural,plural-only
    — Electronics capabilities led to the emergence of a distinction between "white goods" (the typically enamelled kitchen appliances such as fridges and cookers) and "brown goods" (such as wood- or bakelite-cased record players, radios, and TVs).
  2. unbleached cotton textiles plural,plural-only
  3. spirits which are brown in colour, such as whiskey plural,plural-only
    — In the U.S., there has been a gradual shift from “brown goods” (darker colored drinks, such as whiskey and brandy) to “white goods” (lighter colored drinks, such as gin and vodka).

词源

From their colour. Consumer electronics equipment formerly had a brown wooden veneer.
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