由該金屬元素發(fā)現(xiàn)者 18 世紀瑞典化學家 Karl Wilhelm Scheele 根據(jù)瑞典語創(chuàng)造出來的詞，來 自 tung,重的，sten,石頭，詞源同 stone.
英文詞源
tungsten (n.)
rare metallic element, 1796, from Swedish tungsten "calcium tungstate," coined 1780 by its discoverer, Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) from tung "heavy" + sten "stone" (see stone (n.)). The word was used earlier as the name for calcium tungstate (1770). Atomic symbol W is from Latin wolframium, from German Wolfram "iron tungstate" (see wolfram).
雙語例句
1. Tungsten is classified among the metals.
鎢歸入金屬類.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. A glass or quartz tube has tungsten electrodes sealed in each end.
兩根鎢絲電極是封在玻璃管或石英管的兩端.
來自辭典例句
3. The tungsten shines and gives a good light.
鎢絲發(fā)亮而射出耀眼的光芒.
來自辭典例句
4. We make an electron gun which consists of a tungsten wire heated by an electric current.
我們制造了一把電子槍,它包括一根用電流加熱的鎢絲.
來自辭典例句
5. High frequency directs the arc, cannot produce the phenomenon of clamping tungsten.