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单词 metallic
释义 me·tal·lic
I. adjective
also me·tal·ic \mə̇ˈtalik, -lēk\
Etymology: French or Latin; French métallique, from Latin metallicus, from Greek metallikos metallic, of mines, from metallon mine, metal + -ikos -ic — more at metal
1.
 a. : of, relating to, or being a metal
  < a metallic element >
  < metals and alloys form a distinct subdivision of the solid state of matter known as the metallic state — Marian Balicki >
 b. : made of or containing a metal
  < metallic salts >
  < metallic ceiling >
 c. : having properties of a metal
  < a metallic substance >
 especially : exhibiting the characteristic properties of a metal in the free elemental state
  < metallic lead >
  < metallic selenium >
2. : yielding metal : metalliferous
3. : resembling metal:
 a. of a color : having reflective and iridescent properties similar to those of a freshly cut surface of a metal
  < metallic gray finish >
  < the birds were … a brilliant metallic green and black — John Seago >
 b. of a taste sensation : resembling that produced by various metals especially in mildly acrid unpleasant quality
  < the tea had a metallic taste >
 c. of a sound : sharp, harsh, grating
  < metallic voice >
  < metallic laughter >
  < the monotonous, metallic note of the bellbird — Llewelyn Powys >
 d. of a literary style : stark
  < minor poets … better employed in being brittle and bright and metallic than in being soft and opulently luscious — Elinor Wylie >
 e. of a person : cold, sharp, and hard : mechanical
  < hard-boiled businessmen, metallic women — Jacques Maritain >
me·tal·li·cal·ly \-lə̇k(ə)lē, -lēk-, -li\ adverb
II. \mə̇ˈtalik\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: metallic, adjective
: a fiber or yarn made of or coated with metal ; also : a fabric made of this
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