Word · Frequency #27542
salinity
咸味；盐味
the salty taste you experience when salt is in your mouth
- 1.
The quality of being saline.
含盐性,咸度
- 2.
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
食用普通盐时的味觉体验
- 3.
The concentration of salt in a solution.
溶液中盐的浓度。
- 4.
the relative proportion of salt in a solution
溶液中盐的相对比例
含盐性,咸度；食用普通盐时的味觉体验；溶液中盐的浓度。；溶液中盐的相对比例；盐性
In use
The salinity of the soup was stronger than I expected, so I added some water.
You can taste the salinity in these oysters because they come from the sea.
The chef reduced the salinity of the dish by adding a little lemon juice.
the salinity of sth
salinity 通常为不可数名词，表示某处的盐度时用 the salinity of ...。
The salinity of the Dead Sea is extremely high.
死海的盐度非常高。
a salinity of [number] [unit]
在科学或技术语境中，用 a salinity of 引出具体数值，此时 salinity 前带不定冠词。
The sample has a salinity of 35 parts per thousand.
该样品的盐度为千分之三十五。
be of high/low salinity
be of high/low salinity 是较正式的表达，日常中也可说 have high/low salinity。
Connections
Collocations
- high salinity
- 高盐度
- Many plants cannot survive in soils with high salinity.许多植物无法在高盐度的土壤中生存。
- water salinity
- 水体盐度
- Farmers monitor water salinity to protect their crops.农民监测水体盐度以保护庄稼。
- salinity levels
- 盐度水平
- The salinity levels in the river rise during the dry season.旱季时河水中的盐度水平会上升。
- soil salinity
- 土壤盐度
- Soil salinity is a major problem for agriculture in arid regions.土壤盐度是干旱地区农业的一大问题。
- measure salinity
- 测量盐度
- Scientists measure salinity using a specialized probe.科学家用专门的探头测量盐度。
- salinity tolerance
Learner notes
Memory Tip
salinity 以“sal-”开头，像 salt（盐）去掉 t，看到海水里的盐就想到盐度。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：海洋学研究、水质检测报告、化学实验 该词是正式/科技术语，多用于海洋学、化学或环境科学等专业语境，日常口语中更常说 saltiness 或“咸度”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The first five words rhyme with salinity: they share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following /nəti/, spelled '-inity'. 'sanity' is a useful lookalike but has /ænəti/, so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.