Silver-plated describes metal that has been given a thin skin of silver. Underneath it is usually something cheaper, such as nickel or copper.

Silver-plated describes metalsilver-plated形容的是金屬 that has been given a thin skin of silver表面鍍上一層薄薄的銀 Underneath it is usually something cheaper底下通常是比較便宜的材質 such as nickel or copper像是鎳或銅

A silver-plated spoon looks silver, and it stays that way while the coating holds, but it is not a silver spoon through and through.

A silver-plated spoon looks silver鍍銀的湯匙看起來像銀的 and it stays that way while the coating holds只要鍍層還在就會一直是這樣 but it is not a silver spoon through and through但它從裡到外並不是純銀湯匙

Shops and antique talk use the word a lot; it is a plain, slightly formal label, the kind you read on a box or hear from a seller.

Shops and antique talk use the word a lot商店和古董相關的說法很常用這個字 it is a plain, slightly formal label這是一個平實、稍微正式的標示用語 the kind you read on a box or hear from a seller就是你會在盒子上讀到，或聽賣家說出來的那種

Though actually, people stretch “silver” in everyday speech and call the plated thing silver, as if the whole object were silver. That is how it looks on the table.

Though actually不過其實 people stretch 'silver' in everyday speech人們在日常說話裡會把「silver」用得比較寬鬆 and call the plated thing silver把鍍銀的東西直接叫做silver as if the whole object were silver好像整個東西都是銀做的一樣 That is how it looks on the table畢竟它擺在桌上看起來就是這樣

A careful speaker, or a person talking about price and honesty, will still say silver-plated — because solid silver and a silver skin are not the same thing, and the skin can wear through.

A careful speaker, or a person talking about price and honesty但一個講話仔細的人，或在談價格和誠實問題的人 will still say silver-plated還是會說silver-plated because solid silver and a silver skin are not the same thing因為純銀和一層銀皮不是同一回事 and the skin can wear through而且那層銀皮是會磨掉的