meld

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /mɛld/    美 /mɛld/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
  2. Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
    — The realization that Istra was in the room made him forget most of his melds at pinochle; […]
动词 v.
  1. To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse. transitive
    — One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
  2. Especially in games of the rummy family:; To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points. transitive
  3. To combine, to blend, to fuse. intransitive
  4. Especially in games of the rummy family:; To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points. intransitive

词形变化

melds present,singular,third-person melding participle,present melded participle,past melded past melds plural melds present,singular,third-person melding participle,present melded participle,past melded past melds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
meldable melded melder melding mindmeld unmelded
相关词
meldometer melt weld

词源

词源 1
The verb is probably derived:
* from a blend of melt + weld; or
* from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell.
The noun is derived from the verb.
Compare also melting pot.
词源 2
The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”).
The noun is derived from the verb.
Cognates
* Dutch melden
* Old English meldian (“to announce, declare; to inform, notify”) (Middle English melden (“to accuse, inform against; to announce, declare”))
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