单词 | ingot |
释义 | ingot/ˈɪŋɡət![]() noun A block of steel, gold, silver, or other metal, typically oblong in shape.In some southern areas of China they are made in the shape of the gold and silver ingots (yuan bao) that were used as money in ancient China; this augurs good fortune as well as good eating....
OriginLate Middle English (denoting a mould in which metal is cast): perhaps from in + Old English goten, past participle of geotan 'pour, cast'. |
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