c. 1400, "blend of mercury with another metal; soft mass formed by chemical manipulation," from Old French amalgame or directly from Medieval Latin amalgama, "alloy of mercury (especially with gold or silver)," an alchemists' word, perhaps an alteration of Latin malagma "poultice, plaster," probably from Arabic al-malgham "an emollient poultice or unguent for sores (especially warm)" [Francis Johnson, "A Dictionary of Persian, Arabic, and English"], perhaps from Greek malagma "softening substance," from malassein "to soften," from malakos "soft."
雙語例句
1. The film script is an amalgam of all three books.
這個電影腳本由三本書合成。
來自《權威詞典》
2. To counter this myth, we explained that we're really an amalgam of little guys.
為了打破這個神話, 我們解釋說,我們確實是由一群小小的老百姓所組成的混合體.
來自辭典例句
3. In other words, American literature is to our eyes a curious amalgam of familiar and strange.
換句話說,我們認為, 美國文學把我們所熟悉的和陌生的東西奇妙地結合起來了.
來自辭典例句
4. Many disadvantages of amalgam can be overcome by resin composite.
銀汞合金的許多缺點都可以為復合樹脂所克服.
來自互聯網
5. The new religion is an amalgam of supersitious beliefs and modern science.