The skins of sheep and of dogs are not tanned with oak-bark, but are soaked in alum-water instead.

狗的鞣革使用的是明矾水而非橡树。

The country was invaded because it had plenty of alum, aluminum and amalgam.

这个国家之所以被侵略，是因为它拥有大量的明矾、铝汞合金。

More importantly he granted a monopoly on the mining rights of alum to a particular Florentine family, the Medicis.

更重要的是， 将明矾采矿权的垄断权授予了特定的佛罗伦萨家族美第奇家族。

That is because they were dyed with a chemical called alum, which was primarily found in Anatolia, in the Ottoman Empire.

这是因为它们是用一叫做明矾的物质染色的，这物质主要在奥斯曼帝国的安纳托利亚发现。

But vitally, Italian alum mines didn't bring victory over the Turks, or cause them to lose all their profits, just as mining and drilling at home never obviate the need for trade.

但至关重要的是， 意大利的明矾矿并没有给土耳其人带来胜利，也没有让们失去所有的利润， 就像在国内采矿钻探永远不会消除贸易的需要一样。