"safeguard," c. 1600, originally (late 14c.) "sacred image of Pallas Athene," from Latin palladium, from Greek Palladion, noun use of neuter of Palladios "of Pallas." It stood in the citadel of Troy and the safety of the city was believed to depend on it.
palladium (n.2)
metallic element, coined 1803 by discoverer William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), from Pallas, name of an asteroid discovered the previous year (by German astronomer Olbers) and named for the goddess (see Pallas).
雙語例句
1. Her statue , the Palladium, was stolen from her temple.
她的 帕拉迪姆 神像被人從她的廟里偷走了.
來自辭典例句
2. The permeation constant of gases through metals is negligible except for hydrogen through palladium or iron.
除了氫氣能穿過鈀和鐵之外,氣體穿過金屬的透氣常數(shù)是可以略而不計(jì)的.
來自辭典例句
3. The 4 d metals rhodium, palladium, and zirconium do not occur as ordered magnetic materials.
4d金屬銠 、 鈀 、 鋯不能作為有序磁性材料.
來自辭典例句
4. The little girl habitually fell asleep clutching a battered doll, her palladium.
那小女孩習(xí)慣抱一個(gè)破舊的娃娃入睡, 那是她的守護(hù)神.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Recovers approximately 20 metals including: gold, silver, platinum, rhodium and palladium.