lodestone的词源

英文词源

lodestone

lodestone: see load

lodestone (n.)

"magnetically polarized oxide of iron," 1510s, literally "way-stone," from lode + stone (n.). So called because it was used to make compass magnets to guide mariners. Figurative use from 1570s.

中文词源

lodestone：磁铁矿

lode,引导，stone,石头。引申词义磁铁矿，磁石。

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