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brassy + noun
the brassy tone of a trumpet
小号的黄铜般音色
黄铜般的；黄铜色的
brassiest — superlative of brassy
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
黄铜般的；黄铜色的
Resembling brass in color or appearance.
the brassy tone of a trumpet
小号的黄铜般音色
似黄铜的
Resembling brass.
类似铜管乐器声音的
resembling the sound of a brass instrument
冷酷无情的
Unfeeling; pitiless.
俗气炫耀的
tastelessly showy
The brassy sound of the trumpet echoed through the hall.
小号刺耳的声音在大厅里回荡。
Her voice had a brassy quality that made her stand out in the choir.
她的声音带有一种铿锵的特质，使她在合唱团中格外突出。
The old car's horn emitted a brassy honk that startled everyone.
那辆旧车的喇叭发出刺耳的鸣响，把所有人都吓了一跳。
the brassy tone of a trumpet
小号的黄铜般音色
The horn sounded brassy.
号角听起来像黄铜声。
Her voice is brassy after shouting.
她的声音喊哑后变得像铜管乐器般。
Not this
The brassy of the trumpet was loud.
Use this
The brassy sound of the trumpet was loud.
brassy是形容词，不能直接用作名词。中文常把‘黄铜声’当作名词，但英语中需搭配名词使用。
Not this
The door handle is brassy.
Use this
The door handle is made of brass.
brassy表示‘似黄铜的’，指外观或声音类似黄铜，而非‘由黄铜制成’。表达材质时应用brass。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.