latten

n. 黄铜薄片, 锡板

发音

/ˈlætən/
其它 /ˈlaʔən/

词形变化

lattens 复数 lattens

别名

laton

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools.

    古体 可数 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Any metal in thin sheets.

    可数 不可数

    gold latten

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

brass

相关短语

black latten roll latten white latten shaven latten

词源

From Middle English laten, latun, latoun, from Old French laton, laiton, from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, “copper, copper alloy”), itself from Proto-Common Turkic *altun (“gold”). See Turkish altın, Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 (altun, “gold”), Karakhanid اَلْتُونْ (altūn, “gold”).

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