(of a person’s character or behaviour )人的性格或行爲 strong, hard and unfriendly 強硬的;冷冰冰的 a cold, steely voice 冷冰冰的腔調 a look of steely determination 一副下定決心、不可動搖的神態 She shivered at the slightly steely note in his voice. 她被他聲音中略帶鋼鐵般的語調嚇得發抖。 Her voice was steely and and no one dared argue with her. 她的聲音冷酷無情,沒有人敢和她爭辯。
like steel in colour (色澤)似鋼的 steely blue eyes 灰藍色的眼睛 The sky was cold and steely. 昏暗的天空彌漫着寒意。