anvil

名词 anvil:

1. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
2. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
   同义词：incus

1. The scheme is still on the anvil.
   这计划尚在筹划中。
2. A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.
   方柄凿一种与铁砧的方孔相吻合的方形柄凿
3. The man put the iron block on the anvil.
   那人把铁块放在铁砧上。

an.vil

n.（名词）
A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering.
铁砧：顶端平整光滑用来锤锻金属成型的厚重的钢块或铁块
The fixed jaw in a set of calipers against which an object to be measured is placed.
似铁砧物：一组卡尺中夹放被测物体的固定腭夹
Anatomy See incus
【解剖学】 参见 incus

来源：
Middle English anfilt
中古英语 anfilt
from Old English * see pel- 5
源自 古英语 *参见 pel- 5