mallet

名词 mallet:

1. a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
2. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments
3. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
   同义词：beetle

1. The drummer was worried because his mallet was missing one minute before the concert.
   鼓手很著急，因为他的小音槌在音乐会开始前一分钟不见了。
2. A small mallet used by auctioneers.
   拍卖锤拍卖者所用的小锤

mal.let

n.（名词）

A short-handled hammer, usually with a cylindrical head of wood, used chiefly to drive a chisel or wedge.
木槌：一种手柄较短的锤子，通常具有木制的圆头，主要用以敲击凿子或敲击契子
A tool with a large head, used to strike a surface without damaging it.
大头锤：一种具有大头的工具，用于敲击平整的一个平面而不会伤到平面
Sports A long-handled implement used to strike a ball, as in croquet and polo.
【体育运动】 球棍：一种用于击球的长手柄器具，如在槌球和马球中
Music A light hammer with a rounded head for striking a percussion instrument.
【音乐】 小音槌：用于打击乐器的圆头小槌

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French maillet [diminutive of] mail [maul] * see maul
源自 古法语 maillet [] mail的小后缀 [大槌] *参见 maul