a worker in metal 锻工;金属工匠 ■short for blacksmith blacksmith的简称
verb
[with obj.]treat (metal) by heating, hammering, and forging it 锻制,锻造(金属) tin-bronze was cast into ingots before being smithed into bracelets. 锡青铜在被打制成手镯之前,先要铸成块。
语源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smid and German Schmied