alloy

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal. countable,uncountable
  2. A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — gold without alloy
  3. An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc. countable,uncountable
    — Metrodorus said that in sadnesse there is some aloy of pleasure.
  4. Fusion, marriage, combination. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — SETH KITANGE TELEVISION AND RADIO Upheaval at CBS. […] Bill Moyers, a CBS News commentator and special correspondent, expressed his dismay in an interview with Newsweek in which he said, “Television news has never been pure. It has always been an alloy of journalism and show business.”
动词 v.
  1. To mix or combine; often used of metals.
  2. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
    — to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper
  3. To impair or debase by mixture. figuratively
    — to alloy pleasure with misfortunes

词形变化

alloys plural alloys present,singular,third-person alloying participle,present alloyed participle,past alloyed past

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French alloy, aloy, from Old French aloi, from aloiier, from Latin alligō.
词源 2
Modification of Middle English alayen after Etymology 1, from Middle French allayer, vairant of allier, from Old French allier (“assemble, join”), from Latin alligare (“bind to, tie to”), compound of ad (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”).
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