galvanized (adj.)

1820年，“受到电镀的影响”，过去分词形容词来自 galvanize。从1839年开始，“镀锌”的含义是“通过电镀覆盖金属”，最初用于 galvanized iron。

Iron covered with zinc has been called galvanised iron, from the fact that we have two metals in different electrical conditions; the zinc, suffering chemical change, oxidising, and acting as a protecting agent to the iron. ["Hunt's Hand-Book to the Official Catalogues," 1851]

覆盖锌的铁被称为镀锌铁，因为我们有两种处于不同电状态的金属； 锌会发生化学变化，氧化，并作为保护剂对铁起作用。[“亨特官方目录手册”，1851年]