English Dictionary

anvil

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæn.vəl/

名詞

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. / (anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.

日本語の意味

金床: 鍛冶作業で金属を打ち出して成形するために用いられる重い鉄の塊。 / 砧骨: 中耳に存在する耳小骨の一つ。

The blacksmith set the glowing horseshoe on the anvil and struck it with precise, practiced blows.

鍛冶屋は赤く焼けた馬蹄を金床に置き、正確で熟練した打撃で形を整えた。

意味（1）

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

My heart is as an anvil unto sorrow, Which beats upon it like the Cyclops’ hammers […]

意味（2）

(anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.

意味（3）

A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.

意味（4）

The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.

意味（5）

(meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.

anvils （ plural ）