"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).
双语例句
1. Her statue , the Palladium, was stolen from her temple.
她的 帕拉迪姆 神像被人从她的庙里偷走了.
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2. The permeation constant of gases through metals is negligible except for hydrogen through palladium or iron.
除了氢气能穿过钯和铁之外,气体穿过金属的透气常数是可以略而不计的.
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3. The 4 d metals rhodium, palladium, and zirconium do not occur as ordered magnetic materials.
4d金属铑 、 钯 、 锆不能作为有序磁性材料.
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4. The little girl habitually fell asleep clutching a battered doll, her palladium.
那小女孩习惯抱一个破旧的娃娃入睡, 那是她的守护神.
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5. Recovers approximately 20 metals including: gold, silver, platinum, rhodium and palladium.