phlegm
phlegm
[flɛm]
noun
phlegmy
adjective
语源
[flɛm]
noun
- [mass noun]the thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, especially when produced in excessive or abnormal quantities e.g. when someone is suffering from a cold
痰，黏痰
■(in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, believed to be associated with a calm, stolid, or apathetic temperament
（中世纪科学和医学用语）黏液
■calmness of temperament
冷静；沉着；镇定
phlegm and determination carried them through many difficult situations.
沉着和坚决使他们渡过了许多难关。
phlegmy
adjective
语源
- Middle English fleem, fleume, from Old French fleume, from late Latin phlegma 'clammy moisture (of the body'), from Greek phlegma 'inflammation', from phlegein 'to burn'. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with the Latin and Greek
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