brassy (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[brassy 词源字典]
"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.[brassy etymology, brassy origin, 英语词源]