| Change log entry 40226 | |
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| Processed by: | richwarm (2012-02-19 00:01:08 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 39081 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 試著把培養土和種籽裝入馬口鐵的易開罐容器內，企圖找出不妨礙植物成長的最佳位置。 He made repeated attempts to put potting soil and seeds inside tin pop-top containers, seeking to find the best arrangement that would not hinder the plant's growth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinning <--> http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/馬口鐵 馬口鐵（SPTE）是兩面鍍有錫的鐵皮，... "Tinning is the process of thinly coating sheets of wrought iron or steel with tin, and the resulting product is known as tinplate. It is most often used to prevent rust." Editor: I think people are speaking loosely when they use 馬口鐵 for "galvanized iron". They should say 白铁 or 镀锌铁, I believe. 馬口鐵 has a coating of tin, whereas 白铁 has a coating of zinc. (Both processes are done to prevent rusting.) We also speak loosely in English when we say "tin shed" instead of "galvanized iron shed". |
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+ 馬口鐵 马口铁 [ma3 kou3 tie3] /tinplate/tin (tin-coated steel)/ |