English Dictionary

alloy

/ˈæ.lɔɪ/

noun

A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal. / (archaic) A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.

The alloy used in the construction of the bridge is incredibly strong.

意味（1）

A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.

意味（2）

(archaic) A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.

gold without alloy

意味（3）

An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.

Metrodorus said that in sadnesse there is some aloy of pleasure.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Fusion, marriage, combination.

SETH KITANGE TELEVISION AND RADIO Upheaval at CBS. […] Bill Moyers, a CBS News commentator and special correspondent, expressed his dismay in an interview with Newsweek in which he said, “Television news has never been pure. It has always been an alloy of journalism and show business.”