brass monkey weather
極冷的天氣
口語·形容極寒天氣
英文釋義
extremely cold weather
例句
It's brass monkey weather today, so I'm staying indoors with a hot cup of cocoa.
典故來源
源自19世紀(jì)英國海軍,黃銅猴子是放置炮彈的架子,極冷時(shí)黃銅收縮導(dǎo)致炮彈掉落,比喻極端寒冷。