名词

1. 铁砧
An anvil is a heavy iron block on which hot metals are beaten into shape.

2. 锤炼;磨炼
You can refer to a difficult experience that changes someone or leads to something good as a particular type of anvil .

1. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

2. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

Synonym: incus