malleable的词源

英文词源

malleable (adj.)

late 14c., "capable of being shaped by hammering," from Middle French malleable and directly from Medieval Latin malleabilis, from malleare "to beat with a hammer," from Latin malleus "hammer" (see mallet). Figurative sense, of persons, "capable of being adapted" first recorded 1610s.

中文词源

malleable：可塑的

来自拉丁语malleus,铁锤，来自PIE*锤打，使软化，软的，词源同mill,melt.即可锤炼的，引申词义可塑的。

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