Big and strongly muscled, in a heavy, solid way.

Big and strongly muscled又高大又肌肉結實, in a heavy, solid way是一種厚重紮實的感覺

It describes bodies and body parts — a brawny man, brawny arms, brawny shoulders — and it suggests strength built by physical work rather than in a gym; the picture behind it is a farmhand or a blacksmith, not a bodybuilder.

It describes bodies and body parts它形容身體和身體部位 — a brawny man健壯的男人, brawny arms健壯的手臂, brawny shoulders健壯的肩膀 — and it suggests strength built by physical work而且暗示這力量是勞動練出來的, rather than in a gym而不是在健身房練的; the picture behind it is背後的畫面是 a farmhand or a blacksmith農場工人或鐵匠, not a bodybuilder不是健美選手

It is a slightly old-fashioned, story-book word, common in novels and descriptions and rare in conversation, where people just say 'big' or 'well-built' or 'buff'.

It is a slightly old-fashioned, story-book word是個有點老派、故事書會用的詞, common in novels and descriptions常出現在小說和描寫裡, and rare in conversation口語裡卻很少用, where people just say這時候大家只會說 'big'『big』 or 'well-built'或『well-built』 or 'buff'或『buff』

It is usually complimentary about strength, but it is not a compliment about looks — it says nothing about being handsome, and used of a woman it would sound unkind, so it is nearly always used of men.

It is usually complimentary about strength通常是在誇力氣, but it is not a compliment about looks但不是在誇外表 — it says nothing about being handsome不代表帥, and used of a woman如果用在女生身上 it would sound unkind聽起來會不太客氣, so it is nearly always used of men所以幾乎都用在男生身上

The noun behind it, 'brawn', means muscular strength, and you will most often meet it in the fixed contrast 'brains and brawn' — thinking versus physical power. Confusingly, 'brawn' in British English is also a cold meat made from a pig's head, but 'brawny' never means anything to do with that.

The noun behind it背後的名詞 'brawn''brawn' means指的是 muscular strength肌肉的力量, and you will most often meet it你最常會看到它 in the fixed contrast在固定的對比 'brains and brawn'『brains and brawn』裡, thinking versus physical power也就是腦力對上體力. Confusingly容易搞混的是, 'brawn' in British English英式英語裡的『brawn』 is also也可以指 a cold meat made from a pig's head一種用豬頭做的冷肉, but 'brawny' never means anything to do with that但『brawny』完全跟這個沒關係