1812, coined by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), from alumina, name given 18c. to aluminum oxide, from Latin alumen "alum" (see alum). Davy originally called it alumium (1808), then amended this to aluminum, which remains the U.S. word, but British editors in 1812 further amended it to aluminium, the modern preferred British form, to better harmonize with other metallic element names (sodium, potassium, etc.).
Aluminium, for so we shall take the liberty of writing the word, in preference to aluminum, which has a less classical sound. ["Quarterly Review," 1812]
雙語例句
1. Aluminum is made from bauxite.
鋁是從鋁土礦中提煉出的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He had a house there and a dock and a little aluminum boat.
他在那兒有一所房子、一個泊船的碼頭和一艘小鋁船。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He gave me an aluminum putter that I use to - day. "
他送了我一根打高爾夫球的輕擊棒,我到今天還在用. ”
來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比
4. There are large amounts of aluminum silicate in the area.
這個地區有大量的硅酸鋁。
來自辭典例句
5. Without potassium the iron and aluminum are much more soluble.