galvanize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means. broadly,dated,transitive
  2. To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.; To coat with a layer of zinc (for rust resistance) by electrochemical means. broadly,dated,transitive,usually
    — We then galvanize the steel so that the zinc coating will sacrificially take the corrosion for many years.
  3. To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock. figuratively,transitive
    — The girl’s picture helped galvanize public opinion against the administration’s policy.
  4. To electrify, as by galvanism. archaic,transitive
    — The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.
  5. To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War. US,historical,transitive
    — Reenactors called this “galvanizing,” the Civil War term for soldiers who switched sides during the conflict.

词形变化

galvanizes present,singular,third-person galvanizing participle,present galvanized participle,past galvanized past galvanise alternative,UK

词汇关系

衍生词
galvanization galvanizer galvanneal regalvanize
相关词
galvanic

词源

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.
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