a mixture or blend 混合物 a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern. 传统和现代的奇特结合。 ■(Chemistry)an alloy of mercury with another metal, especially one used for dental fillings (化)(尤指填牙料)汞合金
语源
late 15th cent.: from French amalgame or medieval Latin amalgama, from Greek malagma 'an emollient'