(Physiology)a colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream (生理)淋巴 ■fluid exuding from a sore or inflamed tissue 淋巴液
(poetic/literary)pure water (诗/文)纯净的水
派生 lymphoid adjective lymphous adjective 语源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from French lymphe or Latin lympha, limpa 'water'