alloy
/ˈælɔɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈælɔɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-ˌlȯi also ə-ˈlȯi/ (ame, mw) · /əˈlɔɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈlɔɪ/ (ame, ipa)
alloy — 名詞
1. a solid material created when two metals are melted and combined, or when a meta
合金
兩種以上金屬熔合而成的材料
a solid material created when two metals are melted and combined, or when a metal is melted together with a small amount of something else, to give the result useful qualities such as strength, lightness, or rust resistance.
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin that ancient toolmakers prized for its hardness.
青銅是銅與錫熔合而成的合金，古代工匠很看重它的硬度。
alloy of [metal] and [metal]
The bicycle frame is made from a light aluminium alloy, so Omar can lift it with one hand.
這台腳踏車的車架用輕質鋁合金製成，Omar 用一隻手就能輕鬆抬起。
noun + alloy: aluminium alloy
Engineers at the Tokyo plant tested a new steel alloy that resists rust in salty sea air.
東京廠的工程師測試了一種新型鋼合金，在含鹽的海風中也不易生鏽。
Wedding rings are often shaped from a gold alloy because pure gold bends too easily.
結婚戒指通常用金合金打造，因為純金太軟，容易變形。
The museum displayed Bronze Age tools cast from an alloy that workers had melted in clay pots.
博物館展出青銅器時代的工具，是工匠把合金放在陶罐裡熔煉後鑄成的。
- pure metal
describes a single, unmixed metallic element
文法句型
alloy of [metal] and [metal/substance]
用法筆記
Often takes 'of' to name the components: 'an alloy of X and Y'. Frequently appears as a compound noun naming the main metal: 'aluminium alloy', 'steel alloy', 'gold alloy'.
常見錯誤
alloy — 動詞
1. to melt one metal together with another metal or substance so that the result ha
熔合金屬
把金屬熔在一起做成合金
to melt one metal together with another metal or substance so that the result has new useful qualities, such as being harder, lighter, or cheaper to produce.
Workers at the foundry alloy copper with zinc to produce the brass used for door handles.
鑄造廠的工人把銅和鋅熔合，做出用來製作門把的黃銅。
alloy [metal] with [metal]
Iron is usually alloyed with a small amount of carbon to make steel for buildings and bridges.
鐵通常會與少量碳熔合，煉成用於建築和橋樑的鋼。
passive: be alloyed with
Ancient smiths in China alloyed tin with copper to cast strong cooking vessels.
古代中國的工匠把錫和銅熔合，鑄造出堅固的烹飪器皿。
The jeweller alloys pure gold with silver so that her rings will not bend on the finger.
這位珠寶師把純金和銀熔合，這樣她做的戒指戴在手指上就不會變形。
- blend
wider word; works for any materials, not only metals
- fuse
stresses melting two things into one mass
- amalgamate
technical; often used when mercury is one of the metals
文法句型
alloy [metal] with [metal]
be alloyed with
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('iron is alloyed with carbon'). The preposition is 'with', and the subject is usually a person, foundry, or industry rather than the metal itself.
常見錯誤
2. to add something to a feeling, quality, or pleasure that takes away part of its
摻雜減損
因混入他物而使情感或價值打折
to add something to a feeling, quality, or pleasure that takes away part of its goodness — for example, a moment of joy that is alloyed with worry, or a victory alloyed with regret.
Helena's pride at her son's award was alloyed with sadness that his father could not see it.
Helena 為兒子得獎感到驕傲，但這份驕傲也摻雜著父親無法到場的傷感。
passive: be alloyed with [feeling]
The team's joy at winning the cup was alloyed with grief over their injured captain.
球隊奪冠的喜悅，因為隊長受傷而摻雜著悲傷。
passive: joy + alloyed with + grief
A note of doubt alloyed the otherwise warm welcome that the villagers gave the new doctor.
村民對新來醫生原本熱情的歡迎，被一絲懷疑稍稍打了折扣。
Quinn felt that fame had alloyed his early love of writing with a constant fear of bad reviews.
Quinn 覺得名氣讓他當初對寫作的熱愛，摻進了對負評的長期恐懼。
文法句型
alloy [feeling/quality] with [feeling/quality]
be alloyed with
用法筆記
Literary and formal — most often appears in the passive 'be alloyed with' followed by an unwelcome feeling (sadness, regret, fear, doubt). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 takes metals; sense 2 takes abstract nouns such as joy, pride, pleasure.