early 13c. as a surname, probably originally "a female brewer" (even though most of the early surnames on the records are of men), from brew (v.) + -ster. Compare Old French braceresse "female brewer," Middle English name Clarice le Breweres on the 1312 Colchester Borough Court Rolls.
雙語例句
1. The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.
創(chuàng)作這本書的想法來源于跟菲莉帕·布魯斯特的談話。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Either photonic bandgap or Brewster angle can be tuned.