"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.
双语例句
1. Those ladies were brassy and busty, with pudgy fingers and painted eyes.
那些女人们打扮花哨，体态丰满，手指肥肥的，眼睛都涂了眼影。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners.
玩音乐的人在街角大声弹奏起尖锐刺耳的爵士乐。
来自柯林斯例句
3. the brassy blonde behind the bar
酒吧柜台里衣着艳俗的金发女郎
来自《权威词典》
4. From the telescreen a brassy female voice was squalling a patriotic song.
