steely

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and resoluteness.
    — The bully backed down before his steely gaze.
    The New Arcadia
  2. Made of steel.
    — Broach'd with the steely point of Clifford's lance.

词形变化

steelier comparative steeliest superlative

词源

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