名詞 mortise:

1. a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
   同義詞：mortice

動(dòng)詞 mortise:

1. cut a hole for a tenon in
   同義詞：mortice
2. join by a tenon and mortise
   同義詞：mortice

1. The cross-piece is mortised into the upright post.
   橫梁和立柱是用榫眼接合一起的。

mortise 也作 mor.tice

n.（名詞）
A usually rectangular cavity in a piece of wood, stone, or other material, prepared to receive a tenon and thus form a joint.
榫眼：通常在一木頭板、石塊或其他物質(zhì)中的四邊形的洞孔，用來(lái)嵌入另一榫從而形成一個(gè)接合點(diǎn)
Printing A hole cut in a plate for insertion of type.
【印刷術(shù)】 活字鑲嵌槽：用榫或鉚在金屬板上切開(kāi)的小洞
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
mor.tised 也作 mor.ticed mor.tis.ing mor.tic.ing mor.tis.es mor.tic.es
To join or fasten securely, as with a mortise and tenon.
用榫結(jié)合
To make a mortise in.
在…上做一個(gè)活字鑲嵌槽
Printing
【印刷術(shù)】
To cut a hole in (a plate) for the insertion of type.
開(kāi)洞：為了印刷時(shí)插入而在鋼板上開(kāi)洞
To cut such a hole and insert (type).
切開(kāi)這樣的一個(gè)洞并插入（印刷）

來(lái)源：
Middle English mortaise
中古英語(yǔ) mortaise
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
perhaps from Arabic murtazz [fastened]
可能源自 阿拉伯語(yǔ) murtazz [系緊]
from irtazza [to be fixed (in place)]
源自 irtazza [使固定于（某地）]