名詞 mallet:

1. a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
2. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments
3. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
   同義詞：beetle

1. The drummer was worried because his mallet was missing one minute before the concert.
   鼓手很著急，因?yàn)樗男∫糸吃谝魳?lè)會(huì)開(kāi)始前一分鐘不見(jiàn)了。
2. A small mallet used by auctioneers.
   拍賣(mài)錘拍賣(mài)者所用的小錘

mal.let

n.（名詞）

A short-handled hammer, usually with a cylindrical head of wood, used chiefly to drive a chisel or wedge.
木槌：一種手柄較短的錘子，通常具有木制的圓頭，主要用以敲擊鑿子或敲擊契子
A tool with a large head, used to strike a surface without damaging it.
大頭錘：一種具有大頭的工具，用于敲擊平整的一個(gè)平面而不會(huì)傷到平面
Sports A long-handled implement used to strike a ball, as in croquet and polo.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 球棍：一種用于擊球的長(zhǎng)手柄器具，如在槌球和馬球中
Music A light hammer with a rounded head for striking a percussion instrument.
【音樂(lè)】 小音槌：用于打擊樂(lè)器的圓頭小槌

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French maillet [diminutive of] mail [maul] * see maul
源自 古法語(yǔ) maillet [] mail的小后綴 [大槌] *參見(jiàn) maul