Auburn is a colour, and people almost always use it for hair. It is brown with a clear red or warm copper light in it — not dark brown, not bright orange.

Auburn is a colour auburn是一種顏色 and people almost always use it for hair而且幾乎都是用來形容頭髮 It is brown with a clear red or warm copper light in it它是一種帶有明顯紅色或溫暖銅色光澤的棕色 not dark brown, not bright orange不是深棕色，也不是鮮豔的橘色

'Auburn hair' sounds natural; 'an auburn car' or 'an auburn wall' sounds a little strange, as if you were borrowing a hair word. The word feels a bit careful and bookish. In everyday talk many people just say reddish brown, or ginger if the hair is brighter.

'Auburn hair' sounds natural「auburn hair」聽起來很自然 'an auburn car' or 'an auburn wall' sounds a little strange但「auburn car」或「auburn wall」聽起來有點怪 as if you were borrowing a hair word好像是把一個形容頭髮的字借來用 The word feels a bit careful and bookish這個字給人一種講究、書面語的感覺 In everyday talk在日常對話裡 many people just say reddish brown, or ginger if the hair is brighter很多人就直接說reddish brown，如果顏色更亮就說ginger

Though actually, auburn did not always mean this. Older English used it for a pale, almost blond colour. Later speakers mixed it with brown, and the meaning slid toward red-brown.

Though actually不過事實上 auburn did not always mean this auburn以前並不是這個意思 Older English used it for a pale, almost blond colour早期的英語用它來指一種淡淡的、接近金色的顏色 Later speakers mixed it with brown後來的人把它跟棕色混在一起用 and the meaning slid toward red-brown意思就漸漸滑向紅棕色

Today, if someone says auburn, picture warm red-brown hair in a photo, a story, or a hair-dye name.

Today今天 if someone says auburn如果有人說auburn picture warm red-brown hair in a photo, a story, or a hair-dye name就想像照片裡、故事裡，或染髮劑名稱上那種溫暖的紅棕色頭髮