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tinny + noun
tinny 常用来形容声音尖细刺耳或金属质感；形容食物时指有金属味。
The radio produced a tinny sound.
收音机发出刺耳的金属声。
（声音）尖细的；像金属声的；缺乏共鸣的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
（声音）尖细的；像金属声的；缺乏共鸣的
thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance
The radio produced a tinny sound.
收音机发出刺耳的金属声。
用于形容声音，而非表示‘含锡的’。
与锡有关或类似锡的。
Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
与锡或类似金属的薄和廉价有关,与较重、更有价值的金属相对
Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.
与薄而不悦耳的声音有关,类似敲击锡的声音
Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.
The speaker on my old laptop sounds tinny, so I usually wear headphones.
我旧笔记本电脑的扬声器声音尖细刺耳，所以我通常戴耳机。
Her voice was tinny over the phone, but I could still understand her.
她在电话里的声音尖细得像金属声，但我还能听懂她。
The radio emitted a tinny melody from the kitchen.
收音机从厨房传来尖细的金属声般的旋律。
tinny 常用来形容声音尖细刺耳或金属质感；形容食物时指有金属味。
The radio produced a tinny sound.
收音机发出刺耳的金属声。
作表语时通常描述听觉或味觉感受。
The recording sounds tinny.
这段录音听起来声音尖细。
Not this
The box is tinny.
Use this
The box is tiny.
Tinny 和 tiny 发音相近，但意思不同。Tinny 意为“锡的”或“声音尖细的”，而 tiny 表示“很小的”。本句如要表达箱子很小，应使用 tiny。
Not this
The tinny of the bell is annoying.
Use this
The tinny sound of the bell is annoying.
Tinny 是形容词，不能用作名词。正确表达应使用“tinny sound”来修饰声音。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
尖细金属般的声音
The tinny sound from the old radio made it hard to hear the news.
旧收音机里尖细的声音让人很难听清新闻。
尖细刺耳的嗓音
Her voice sounded tinny over the cheap speaker.
她的声音通过廉价扬声器传出来，显得尖细刺耳。
发出尖细声音的廉价扬声器
The laptop's tinny speakers ruined the movie experience.
笔记本电脑尖细的扬声器毁了看电影的体验。
尖细的、如廉价音响放出的音乐
Tinny music drifted from the tiny phone speaker.
尖细的音乐从小小的手机扬声器里飘出来。
金属（锡）味
The water had a tinny taste from the old pipes.
水因旧管道而带有一股金属味。
Use tinny naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tin（锡）＋ny，锡器敲起来声音又尖又薄，记 tinny = 尖细金属声。
语域：mixed 常见场景：material/chemistry description、sound/audio quality description 通常 tinny 有两个常见义项：表示“锡的/含锡的”时多用于材料、化学等说明性语境；表示“（声音）尖细单薄、像金属声”时多用于音响评价或对声音的日常描述。两种用法的正式程度都属中性，具体含义需根据搭配对象判断。
真正与 tinny 押韵的是 skinny、whinny、ninny，它们都以 /ɪni/ 结尾，重音在首音节。注意 tiny 拼写相似但发音为 /ˈtaɪni/，元音不同；tin 只共享开头的 /tɪn/，没有后面的 /i/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.