1834; the name was introduced by Faraday on the suggestion of the Rev. William Whewell (1794-1866), English polymath, from electro- + Greek lysis "a loosening," from lyein "to loosen, set free" (see lose). Originally of tumors, later (1879) of hair removal. Related: electrolytic.
实用例句
1. Water can be reduced to oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis.
用电解法可以把水分解为氧和氢.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The chemist reduced water by electrolysis.
化学家用电解法把水还原为氢.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Electrolysis is also used to plate one metal on another.
电解也用于将一种金属电镀在另一种金属上.来自辞典例句
4. In printing, the creation of duplicate plate by electrolysis.
在印刷技术中, 用电解法生产的复制板的方法.来自辞典例句
5. So far we have only demonstrated that the mean charge in electrolysis is quantized.
