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liquid
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🇺🇸 /lˈɪkwʌd/
liquid 的核心意思是“液体的、流动的”,也可引申为交易容易进行、声音流畅;作名词时主要指液体,语言学中还指一类辅音。
💡 记忆钩子
想象水自由流动、随容器改变形状:它本身是“液体”,引申到市场上就是资产或交易能够顺畅流动,再引申到声音就是旋律自然流畅;在语言学里,能让发音听起来较流动的 l、r 也叫 liquid。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握“液体”和“液体的”这条主线,再记金融和声音中的引申义。
- 不要把 liquid 只理解成“水”;它可以指任何非固态、会流动的物质,也常用来形容资产或市场的流动性。
📖 中文释义
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core 液态的;流动的📖 指物质不是固体或气体,而是像水一样能够流动,并随容器改变形状。💡 常用模式是“liquid + 物质名词”,例如 liquid nitrogen;也可说“be liquid”表示处于液态。它是科学和日常都常见的词,不能只译成“水状的”,因为油等物质也可以是 liquid。physicalThe medicine is liquid, so it is easy for children to swallow.这种药是液体,孩子很容易吞咽。Liquid nitrogen is much colder than ordinary ice.液氮比普通冰冷得多。
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common 容易变现的📖 把“流动”引申到财产上,表示某项资产可以很容易地卖掉或变成现金,而且通常不会明显损失价值。💡 常用模式是“liquid + asset/investment”,或说“keep money liquid”。这个意思属于金融语境,强调资产本身容易变现,不等于资产一定有高收益。She keeps some of her savings in liquid assets for emergencies.她把一部分储蓄放在容易变现的资产中,以备紧急情况。
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common 交易活跃的;流动性强的📖 形容市场或交易品种中买卖双方很多,因此买入或卖出都比较容易,价格通常不必大幅改变。💡 常用模式是“a liquid market”或“a market is liquid”。它说的是交易是否顺畅,不是说市场里真的有液体,也不直接表示市场价格稳定。The market for major currencies is highly liquid.主要货币的市场流动性很强。
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common 流畅柔和的📖 把液体连续流动的感觉用于声音或表达,表示变化自然、连贯,没有突兀的停顿或刺耳的转折。💡 常用模式是“a liquid voice/melody/style”。这个用法多用于文学、音乐或评论,带有审美色彩;不要把它和表示音系类别的技术意义混为一谈。Her liquid voice made the story pleasant to hear.她流畅柔和的声音让这个故事听起来很悦耳。
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rare 液音的📖 在语言学中,指属于液音类别的辅音,通常包括 l 和 r;这个名称沿用了“发音流动”的概念。💡 常用模式是“liquid consonant”。这是语言学术语,通常不用于普通谈话;不要把它理解成“用液体发出的辅音”。
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rare 透明流动的📖 指某种物质既能流动又较为透明,是“液态”与“清澈”两个特征的结合。💡 通常出现在科学或文学性的名词短语中,如“liquid air”。这是边缘用法,学习时先掌握普通的液态义即可。
more liquid
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most liquid
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core 液体📖 指会流动、没有固定形状、会随着容器改变形状的物质,例如水、油或果汁。💡 泛指物质时通常用作不可数名词,例如“drink liquid”;说不同种类或几份液体时才用 liquids。不要把它误当成只指饮料,化学品和燃料也可以是 liquid。countable physical uncountableA liquid takes the shape of its container.液体会呈现容器的形状。Please do not put this liquid near the fire.请不要把这种液体放在火边。
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rare 液音📖 语言学中指 l、r 等一类辅音;它是形容词中“液音的”这一术语义的名词形式。💡 常用模式是“a liquid”或“liquids such as l and r”。这是专业术语,不能把普通的 liquid 直接理解成这种发音类别。countable uncountable
liquids
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📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 11 组
clear and bright; ;
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liquid
limpid
the liquid air of a spring morning
eyes shining with a liquid luster
limpid blue eyes
近似: clear
in cash or easily convertible to cash
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fluid
liquid
liquid (or fluid) assets
近似: disposable
smooth and unconstrained in movement; ;
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fluent
fluid
liquid
smooth
a long, smooth stride
the fluid motion of a cat
the liquid grace of a ballerina
近似: graceful
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
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liquid
the liquid song of a robin
近似: musical
changed from a solid to a liquid state
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melted
liquid
liquified
rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow
近似: dissolved, liquefied, liquified, molten
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
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liquid
water and milk and blood are liquid substances
反义: gaseous, solid
近似: fluid, runny, watery
filled or brimming with tears;
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liquid
swimming
swimming eyes
sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid
近似: tearful
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
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liquid
上位: consonant
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
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liquid
liquidness
liquidity
liquid state
上位: state, state of matter
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
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liquid
上位: fluid
下位: elixir, h2o, spill, water
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
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liquid
上位: fluid
下位: alcohol, ammonia, ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide, beverage, distillate, distillation, drink, drinkable, ink, liquor, medium, potable, water
🌳 词源
源自拉丁语 liquidus“流动的、液态的、湿润的”,与表示“液体辅音”的拉丁语术语有关。
Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti
Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō
Latin liqueō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin liquidusbor.
Old French liquidebor.
Middle English liquide
English liquid
From Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus (“fluid, liquid, moist”), from liqueō (“to be liquid, be fluid”). Doublet of liquidus. As a term for a consonant, it comes from Latin liquida (cōnsōnāns), a calque of Ancient Greek ὑγρὸν (σύμφωνον) (hugròn (súmphōnon), “liquid consonant”).
🔄 变式
liquids
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more liquid
compar
most liquid
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