释义 |
galvanized, ppl. a.|ˈgælvənaɪzd| [f. galvanize v. + -ed1.] 1. Subjected to, or stimulated by, galvanism.
1820Med. & Phys. Jrnl. XLIII. 387 The lungs of the galvanized rabbit had some blotches on their surface. b. fig.
1843Carlyle Past & Pr. ii. xv, Dead or galvanised Dilettantism. 1873R. Broughton Nancy III. 99, I practise a galvanised smile, and say out loud..‘Yes, delightful!’ 1873F. Hall in Scribner's Monthly VI. 466/1 Within a few years a galvanized sort of life has been seen breathed into the investigation, by Hindus, of their ancient scriptures. 2. Coated with metal by galvanism. Also, incorrectly, in galvanized iron, the trade name of iron coated with zinc.
1839Ure Dict. Arts, Galvanized iron, is the somewhat fantastic name newly given in France to iron tinned by a peculiar patent process. 1860Merc. Marine Mag. VII. 114 The galvanized rings..run..along the..rod. 1887Rider Haggard Jess xxviii, The stables and outhouses..were roofed with galvanised iron. |