alloy
noun /ˈælɔɪ/
/ˈælɔɪ/
[countable, uncountable]- a metal that is formed by mixing two types of metal together, or by mixing metal with another substance
合金 - Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
黄铜是铜锌合金。 - alloy steel
合金钢
Collocations DictionaryAlloy is used before these nouns:- wheel
- copper
- metal
词源late 16th cent.: from Old French aloi (noun) and French aloyer (verb), both from Old French aloier, aleier ‘combine’, from Latin alligare ‘bind’. In early use the term denoted the comparative purity of gold or silver; the sense ‘mixture of metals’ arose in the mid 17th cent. - Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.