saliva

• n. 唾液；涎
• n. (Saliva)人名；(俄)萨利瓦

中文词源

来自拉丁语 saliva,痰，词源不详。可能来自 PIE*sal,污垢，污物，脏的，词源同 sallow,脏的， 土黄色的。

英文词源

saliva (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French salive, from Latin saliva "spittle," of unknown origin (perhaps, as Tucker suggests, somehow derived from the base of sallow (adj.)).

双语例句

1. Michael was showing the nurse how to suction his saliva.

迈克尔正给护士示范如何把他的唾液吸出来。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.

他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Saliva dribbled from the baby's mouth.

唾液从婴儿的嘴里流了出来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She tried to spit in Michael's face but she had no saliva.

她拼命想往迈克尔脸上吐口水,但是她把嘴说干了,吐不出口水来.

来自教父部分

5. There was an excess of saliva in his mouth.

他嘴里的口水太多.

来自辞典例句