Plating is a thin layer of metal laid over another metal. A cheap spoon might have silver plating: it looks silver on the outside, but a different metal sits underneath.

Plating鍍層 is a thin layer of metal是一層薄薄的金屬 laid over another metal覆蓋在另一種金屬上面。 A cheap spoon便宜的湯匙 might have silver plating可能會有銀鍍層: it looks silver on the outside外表看起來是銀色, but a different metal sits underneath但底下其實是另一種金屬。

People plate things to make them look better, last longer, or keep from rusting — gold plating on jewellery, chrome plating on a car part. In factories this is often done with electricity, which is why you also hear electroplating.

People plate things人們會鍍東西 to make them look better讓東西看起來更好看, last longer更耐用, or keep from rusting或防止生鏽 — gold plating on jewellery像珠寶上的鍍金, chrome plating on a car part或車子零件上的鍍鉻。 In factories在工廠裡 this is often done with electricity這通常是用電做的, which is why you also hear electroplating所以你也會聽到「電鍍」這個字。

The word is plate plus -ing: you are covering something as if with a thin plate of metal. Older English already had a word like this for a thin piece of metal.

The word這個字 is plate plus -ing是 plate 加上 -ing: you are covering something意思是把某樣東西蓋起來 as if with a thin plate of metal就像蓋上一片薄薄的金屬板一樣。 Older English以前的英文 already had a word like this就已經有類似的字 for a thin piece of metal指薄薄的一片金屬。

Though actually, cooks also say plating when they arrange food on a dish, but that is a different use; here it is the metal coat.

Though actually不過, cooks also say plating廚師也會說 plating when they arrange food on a dish來指把食物擺盤, but that is a different use但那是不同的用法; here it is the metal coat這裡指的是金屬鍍層。