palladium

palladium1
[pəˈleɪdɪəm]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the chemical element of atomic number 46, a rare silvery-white metal resembling platinum(Symbol: Pd)
    钯(符号:PdPd)
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Pallas, the name given to an asteroid discovered (1803) just before the element

palladium2
[pəˈleɪdɪəm]
(pl. palladia -dɪə)
  1. (archaic)a safeguard or source of protection
    (古)保护;保障
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the Greek sense): via Latin from Greek palladion, denoting an image of the goddess Pallas (Athene), on which the safety of Troy was believed to depend
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