1610s, noun of action from archaic amalgam (v.) "to alloy with mercury" (see amalgamate). Figurative, non-chemical sense of "a combining into one uniform whole" is attested from 1775.
实用例句
1. Athletics South Africa was formed by an amalgamation of two organisations.
南非体育协会由两个组织合并而成。来自柯林斯例句
2. We look towards the amalgamation of some of the neighborhood factories.
我们指望合并一些里弄工厂.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The proposed amalgamation of the two institutes has mow fallen through.
这两个研究所打算合并的事现在已经落空了.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Amalgamation was the only alternative to going bankrupt.
