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metallic

adjective
🔊/məˈtælɪk/
🔊/məˈtælɪk/
 [usually before noun]
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  1. that looks, tastes or sounds like metal金属般的；有金属味（或声音）的
    • metallic paint/colours/blue有金属光泽的颜料／颜色／蓝色
    • a metallic taste金属味
    • a metallic sound/click 金属声；金属碰撞的叮当声
    • A metallic voice from the PA system filled the room.扩音系统发出的金属声音充满了整个房间。
    Extra Examples
    • His voice sounded harsh and metallic.他的声音听起来刺耳而刺耳。
    • The colours were almost metallic.颜色几乎是金属的。
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
  2. made of or containing metal金属制的；含金属的
    • a metallic object金属物品
    • metallic compounds金属合成物
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek metallikos, from metallon ‘mine, quarry, or metal’.