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单词 nickel-plated
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nickel-platedadj.

Brit. /ˌnɪklˈpleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌnɪk(ə)lˈpleɪdᵻd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nickel n., plated adj.
Etymology: < nickel n. + plated adj., perhaps after nickel-plate v. Compare slightly earlier nickel plating n. Compare also nickel plate n.
Covered with a thin layer of nickel coating. Also figurative.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [adjective] > coated with nickel
nickelized1872
nickelled1872
nickel-plated1873
nickel-coated1884
1873 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 221/2 One of the most attractive features of the machinery department is the nickel-plated Baxter Engine.
1885 ‘M. Twain’ in Cent. Mag. Dec. 194 He had some pathetic little nickel-plated aristocratic instincts.
1910 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 611/2 The car's ornate nickel-plated radiator.
1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes iii. 16 Most modern base-mounting, nickel-plated immersion-heaters are fitted with an earthing connection.
1997 New Yorker 15 Dec. 78 Great greased knitting machines twittering with a thousand nickel-plated needles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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