| 释义 |
mal·le·ate
I. \-ēˌāt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin malleatus, past participle of malleare to hammer
: to beat with a hammer : pound
< the surfaces of some fragments suggested that the clay had been poorly malleated — American Antiquity >
specifically : to beat or mark or dent (a metal) with a hammer in working or decorating
II. \-ˌāt, -_ə̇t\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin malleatus, from malleus + Latin -atus -ate
: having a malleus |