单词 | metallic |
释义 | me·tal·lic I. also me·tal·ic 1. a. < a metallic element > < metals and alloys form a distinct subdivision of the solid state of matter known as the metallic state — Marian Balicki > b. < metallic salts > < metallic ceiling > c. < a metallic substance > especially < metallic lead > < metallic selenium > 2. 3. a. of a color < metallic gray finish > < the birds were … a brilliant metallic green and black — John Seago > b. of a taste sensation < the tea had a metallic taste > c. of a sound < metallic voice > < metallic laughter > < the monotonous, metallic note of the bellbird — Llewelyn Powys > d. of a literary style < minor poets … better employed in being brittle and bright and metallic than in being soft and opulently luscious — Elinor Wylie > e. of a person < hard-boiled businessmen, metallic women — Jacques Maritain > • me·tal·li·cal·ly II. |
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