英語單詞

brassy是什麽意思

brassy

英 ['brɑːsɪ] 美 ['bræsi]
  • adj. 刺耳的;厚臉皮的;似黃銅的
  • n. 銅頭高爾夫球棍

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brassy厚臉皮的。
brazen厚臉皮的。

英文詞源


brassy (adj.)
"impudent," 1570s, from brass + -y (2). Compare brazen. Sense of "debased and pretentious" is from 1580s, from brass as contrasted with gold; sense of "strident and artificial" is from 1865. Related: Brassily; brassiness.

雙語例句


1. Those ladies were brassy and busty, with pudgy fingers and painted eyes.
那些女人們打扮花哨,體態豐滿,手指肥肥的,眼睛都塗了眼影。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners.
玩音樂的人在街角大聲彈奏起尖銳刺耳的爵士樂。

來自柯林斯例句

3. the brassy blonde behind the bar
酒吧櫃台裏衣著豔俗的金發女郎

來自《權威詞典》

4. From the telescreen a brassy female voice was squalling a patriotic song.
電幕上一個低沉的女人聲音在唱一支愛國歌曲.

來自英漢文學

5. The brassy boys put their tongues out at us.
那些厚臉皮的男孩兒朝著我們伸舌頭。

來自辭典例句

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