brassware

brassware — 名詞

1. decorative or useful objects made from brass, such as bowls, lamps, handles, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

黃銅器

用黃銅做成的器物或飾品

decorative or useful objects made from brass, such as bowls, lamps, handles, or similar items.

例句

Bao polished the old brassware before guests arrived for the New Year dinner.

Bao 在新年晚宴的客人到來前,把那些老黃銅器擦亮了。

polish + brassware: cleaning household metal objects

The museum displayed temple brassware beside carved wooden boxes from Nepal.

博物館把寺廟黃銅器陳列在來自 Nepal 的雕花木盒旁邊。

文法句型

piece of brassware

polish brassware

display brassware

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the category as a whole. Use 'a piece of brassware' for one item, or name the object directly, such as 'a brass bowl' or 'a brass handle'. Common in contexts about antiques, household decoration, and religious objects.

常見錯誤

The shop sells many brasswares.
The shop sells a lot of brassware.
💡brassware is usually uncountable when you mean the category in general.
The tray is a brassware.
The tray is a piece of brassware.
💡use brassware for a class of objects, not as a normal singular count noun.