英语词汇xenotine的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	xenotine
词源	xenotine. When this mineral was discovered it was thought to be a new metal, but that thought proved to be in vain. Thus it was named, a short time later in 1832, from the Greek word for “empty, vain,” in reference to the dashed hopes of its discoverer.
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