• n. 唾液；涎
• n. (Saliva)人名；(俄)薩利瓦

來自拉丁語 saliva,痰，詞源不詳。可能來自 PIE*sal,污垢，污物，臟的，詞源同 sallow,臟的， 土黃色的。

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.)).

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

邁克爾正給護士示范如何把他的唾液吸出來。

來自柯林斯例句

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

他擦掉了下巴上的幾滴口水.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Saliva dribbled from the baby's mouth.

唾液從嬰兒的嘴里流了出來.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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

她拼命想往邁克爾臉上吐口水,但是她把嘴說干了,吐不出口水來.

來自教父部分

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

他嘴里的口水太多.

來自辭典例句