Word · Frequency #26669
brassier
黄铜般的；黄铜色的
brassier is the comparative of brassy.
Resembling brass in color or appearance.
- 1.
Resembling brass.
似黄铜的
- 2.
resembling the sound of a brass instrument
类似铜管乐器声音的
- 3.
Unfeeling; pitiless.
冷酷无情的
- 4.
tastelessly showy
俗气炫耀的
- 5.
Harsh in tone.
刺耳的
- 6.
unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
不受常规或礼节约束的
似铜管乐声的；刺耳的；俗艳的；庸俗花哨的；放肆的；无所顾忌的；无情的；冷酷的；似黄铜的
In use
The brassy sound of the trumpet echoed through the hall.
Her voice had a brassy quality that made her stand out in the choir.
The old car's horn emitted a brassy honk that startled everyone.
brassy + noun
the brassy tone of a trumpet
小号的黄铜般音色
sound/ring brassy
The horn sounded brassy.
号角听起来像黄铜声。
be brassy
Her voice is brassy after shouting.
她的声音喊哑后变得像铜管乐器般。
Connections
Collocations
- brassy sound
- 铜管乐般响亮的声音；刺耳的声音
- The brassy sound of the old trumpets echoed through the square.旧小号铜管乐般响亮的声音在广场上回荡。
- brassy voice
- 尖利刺耳的嗓音
- Her brassy voice made it impossible to ignore her.她尖利刺耳的嗓音让人无法忽视她。
- brassy hair
- 黄铜色的头发；染后泛黄的头发
- She hated her brassy hair and tried to tone it down with purple shampoo.她讨厌自己黄铜色的头发，试着用紫色洗发水中和一下。
- brassy style
- 俗丽炫耀的风格
- The restaurant's brassy style was meant to attract tourists.这家餐厅俗丽炫耀的风格意在吸引游客。
- brassy manner
- 放肆无礼的态度
- His brassy manner offended many of his colleagues.他放肆无礼的态度冒犯了许多同事。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：brass（黄铜）加上 y，就像黄铜的颜色和敲击声——又黄又刺耳，还带点俗气。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：在谈论金属颜色或质感时、在谈论声音或语调时、在描述人的衣着、言行时 brassy 的语域取决于义项：表示“黄铜般的”或“铜管乐声音般的”时通常为中性，多用于书面或客观描述；表示“俗气炫耀的”“刺耳的”或“不受礼数约束的”时，多用于非正式语境，常带批评或不满的语气。使用时要根据搭配和说话态度判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 brassy（/ˈbræsi/）押韵的词有 classy、glassy、sassy（/ˈklæsi/, /ˈɡlæsi/, /ˈsæsi/），它们都含 /æsi/。注意形近音异词：bassy 虽以 -ssy 结尾，但读作 /ˈbeɪsi/；brass 和 brash 以 /bræ-/ 开头，但结尾分别读 /s/ 和 /ʃ/，均不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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