brass是什么意思_brass怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;"he claims that the present administration is corrupt"
"the governance of an association is responsible to its members"
"he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

impudent aggressiveness;"I couldn"t believe her boldness"
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

an ornament or utensil made of brass

the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

a memorial made of brass

中英词源

brass 黄铜

词源同burn, 燃烧。由铜和锡冶炼而成。

brass: brass: [OE] Related forms occur in one or two other Germanic languages (such as Middle Low German bras, which meant simply ‘metal’), but essentially brass is a mystery word, of unknown ancestry. Its association with ‘effrontery’ begins in the late 16th century, prefigured by Shakespeare’s ‘face of brass’ in Love’s Labours Lost 1580, and by the first instances of the use of the derived adjective brazen to mean ‘shameless’ (the underlying notion is probably of a face as hard as brass, and therefore unable to show shame). Brass ‘high-ranking people’, as in top brass, comes from brass hat [19], a derogatory slang term for a senior military officer with golden insignia on his cap.
brass (n.): Old English bræs "brass, bronze," originally in reference to an alloy of copper and tin (now bronze), later and in modern use an alloy of two parts copper, one part zinc. A mystery word, with no known cognates beyond English. Perhaps akin to French brasser "to brew," because it is an alloy. It also has been compared to Old Swedish brasa "fire," but no sure connection can be made. Yet another theory connects it with Latin ferrum "iron," itself of obscure origin.

As brass was unknown in antiquity, use of the word in Bible translations, etc., likely means "bronze." The Romans were the first to deliberately make it. Words for "brass" in other languages (such as German Messing, Old English mæsling, French laiton, Italian ottone) also tend to be difficult to explain.

The meaning "effrontery, impudence" is from 1620s. Slang sense of "high officials" is first recorded 1899. The brass tacks that you get down to (1897) probably are the ones used to measure cloth on the counter of a dry goods store, suggesting precision. Slang brass balls "toughness, courage" (emphatically combining two metaphors for the same thing) attested by 1960s.

词态变化

复数 brasses;

权威造句

1. " Brass " is slang for " money ".: “ brass ” 是 “ money ” 一词的俚语.

2. He once again raised his baton and brought in the brass.: 他再次举起指挥棒，让铜管乐部加入进来。

3. They are available in polished brass, antique brass or silver-plate.: 它们有哑铜的，古铜的和镀银的。

4. Copper, brass and aluminium are separated and remelted for reuse.: 铜、黄铜和铝被分门别类重新熔化以进行再利用。

5. I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.: 我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环，怕把它弄脏。

近反义词

nerve 神经

cheek 面颊

boldness 大胆

self-assurance 自信

self-confidence 自信

impudence 厚颜无耻

chutzpah 放肆

gall 擦伤

establishment 确立

organisation 组织

governing body 主管团体

governance 统治

administration 实施

memorial tablet 牌位

face 表面

brass instrument 黄铜乐器

plaque 匾

brass section 铜管乐组

organization 机构

相似短语

brass bar 黄铜棒

brass drum 黄铜鼓

brass file 铜锉

brass filled 黄铜填充的

brass lid 黄铜盖板

brass plating 镀黄铜，电镀黄铜

brass tacks n.<美口>基本事实,实质问题

architectural brass 建筑用黄铜

bell brass 钟黄铜

cartridge brass 铜锌合金，弹壳黄铜

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. bra + ass. 把胸罩戴在屁股上，是不是很厚颜无耻啊。

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