metallically

/ˈmɛˈtɔɫɪkəli/ adv

In a metallic manner.

Word Origin From Greek metallon meaning 'mine' or 'metal' — the stuff you dig out of the earth. The breakdown metal+ic+al+ly shows how we build the adverb: 'in a metallic manner.' Related words like metallurgy (metal-working) and metalloid (like metal) all share that shiny, mined origin.

adv In a metallic manner.

The bell rang metallically through the empty hall.

(副词) 金属般地

钟声金属般地响彻空荡的大厅。

(adverbio) De manera metálica.

La campana sonó metálicamente a través del salón vacío.

(adverbe) métalliquement [D'une manière métallique, évoquant le son, l'aspect ou la texture du métal.]

La cloche a résonné metallically dans le hall désert.

(Adverb) metallisch [Auf eine Weise, die an Metall erinnert, insbesondere in Bezug auf Klang, Glanz oder Härte.]

Die Glocke hallte **metallically** durch den leeren Saal.

(副詞) 金属のように;金属的な音・性質で

空のホールに鐘が金属的な音で鳴り響いた。

(advérbio) metalicamente [De maneira metálica.]

O sino tocou metalicamente pelo salão vazio.

Word parts: metal + ic + al + ly

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