单词 | mortise lock |
释义 | mortise lockWord family nounmortisermortisemortise lock , Technology Daily lifeˈmortise lock noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE DTa strong lock that fits into a hole cut in the edge of a door 〔嵌入门里的〕榫眼锁,插锁,嵌锁 SYN American English dead bolt →5 see picture at 见图 lock2 Examples from the Corpus mortise lock• It had a mortise lock, a simple keyhole and no key.• Fit a five-lever mortise lock to the back door, or supplement the existing lock with a mortise deadlock. (1700-1800) mortise “hole made for a part to fit into” ((14-21 centuries)), from Old French, probably from Arabic murtaj “locked” |
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