tinny

• adj. 錫的；含錫的；像錫的；有錫味的
• n. (Tinny)人名；(羅)廷尼

來自 tin,錫，錫紙，-y,形容詞後綴。比喻用法。

tinny (adj.)

1550s, "of tin," from tin + -y (2). Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) since 1877.

1. She could hear the tinny strains of a chamber orchestra.

她能聽見室內管弦樂隊尖細的旋律。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He could hear the tinny sound of a radio playing a pop song.

他能聽到收音機播放流行歌曲的刺耳聲音。

來自柯林斯例句

3. It is one of the cheapest cars on the market, with tinny bodywork.

那是市場上最廉價的汽車之一，車身用劣質金屬製成。

來自柯林斯例句

4. A tinny voice issued from a speaker.

揚聲器裏傳出了細微的聲音。

來自辭典例句

5. A tinny music trickled from the telescreens.

電幕上傳來一陣輕微的音樂聲.

來自英漢文學