brassy的词源

英文词源

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.

中文词源

brassy：厚脸皮的

发音释义：['brɑːsɪ] adj.厚脸皮的；低劣而又自命不凡的；艳俗的

结构分析：brassy = brass（黄铜）+y（形容词后缀）→似黄铜的→厚脸皮的；低劣而又自命不凡的、艳俗的

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