coppery

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒpəɹi/    美 /ˈkɑpəɹi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling the metal copper, especially in color.
    — That night I dreamed I had a very disagreeable taste in my mouth, which caused me to spit all the time. I awoke and found my mouth full of saliva, with a coppery taste, and sure enough, I was obliged to spit.
  2. Containing copper, especially if abundantly.
    — an especially coppery grade of brass

词形变化

more coppery comparative most coppery superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
copperiness
相关词
copperishness
并列词
verdigris verdigrisy

词源

Etymology tree
English copper
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English coppery
From copper + -y.
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