electrum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Amber. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  2. An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver. countable,uncountable
    — Native gold almost always contains silver in amounts varying widely between 5 and 50 per cent. This natural alloy is known as electrum although in classical antiquity where the word originated it seems to have been used for an artificial alloy of the two metals.
  3. German silver plate. countable,uncountable

词形变化

electrums plural

词源

From Latin ēlectrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).
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