saliva

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n. 唾液, 唾沫, 涎 [医] 涎, 唾液

发音

其它 /səˈlaɪvə/

词形变化

salivae salivæ salivas 复数 salivas salivae 复数 salivæ 复数 salivas 三单 salivaing 现在分词 salivaed 过去式 salivaed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

唾液；涎

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

    口水

    唾液

    唾沫

    口涎

    涎水

    吐沫

    澜

    可数 不可数 医学
v.
  1. 1.

    to salivate

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

spit spittle

上位词 1

secretion

下位词 5

drool dribble drivel slobber tobacco juice

部分词 1

ptyalin

整体词 1

salivary gland

相关短语

salivary gland n. 唾腺 saliva test saliva gland saliva glands saliva tests saliva ejector [医] 排涎器 saliva ejectors sea saliva

词源

A learned borrowing from Latin salīva (“spittle”), replacing or merging with Middle English salive, salve (“saliva”), from the same Latin source. Further origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *salw-, *sal- (“dirt, dirty”), cognate with Old English salu (“dark, dusky”). More at sallow. Displaced Middle English slaver, slavere ("saliva"; whence Modern English slaver); and Middle English spyttle, spetel, spatel, spotel ("saliva"; whence Modern English spittle, spettle, spattle).

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