metallic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

me·tal·lic BrE [məˈtælɪk] NAmE [məˈtælɪk] adjective usually before noun
1. that looks, tastes or sounds like metal
•metallic paint/colours/blue
•a metallic taste
•a metallic sound/click
•a metallic voice (= that sounds unpleasant)
2. made of or containing metal
•a metallic object
•metallic compounds

Word Origin:
[metallic] late Middle English: via Latin from Greek metallikos, from metallon ‘mine, quarry, or metal’.

Example Bank:
•His voice sounded harsh and metallic.
•The colours were almost metallic.
•a slightly metallic flavour

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  nonmetallic, nonmetal