alloy

• vt. 使成合金；使减低成色
• n. 合金
• vi. 易于铸成合金
• n. (Alloy)人名；(英)阿洛伊

前缀al-同ad-. -loy同词根lig, 绑，组合。特指把贵金属和贱金属合在一起冶炼。

alloy

alloy: [16] The notion of ‘mixing’ in alloy originated in the idea of ‘binding’ in Latin ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English ligament, ligature, and lien – via Old French loien from Latin ligāmen ‘bond’). Addition of the prefix ad- gave alligāre ‘bind one thing to another’, hence ‘combine’. This passed into Old French as aleier, where it eventually became aloier – hence English alloy.
=> ally, lien, ligament, ligature

alloy (n.)

early 14c. "relative freedom of a noble metal from alloy or other impurities," from Anglo-French alai, Old French aloi, from aloiier (see alloy (v.)). Meaning " base metal alloyed with a noble metal" is from c. 1400. Modern spelling from late 17c.

alloy (v.)

c. 1400, "mix with a baser metal," from Old French aloiier "assemble, join," from Latin alligare "bind to, tie to," compound of ad- "to" (see ad-) + ligare "to bind" (see ligament); hence "bind one thing to another." Related: Alloyed; alloying.

1. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

黄铜是铜锌合金。

来自《权威词典》

2. The worker worked in a little copper with the alloy.

工人在合金里搀了一点铜.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Last October the first batch of low - alloy channel steel was successfully rolled.

去年10月,成功轧出第一批低合金槽钢.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. This is not pure gold ; there is some alloy in it.

这不是纯金, 里面混有杂质.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

黄铜是铜和锌的合金.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》