brackish

中文来自 ECDICT

adj.: 有盐味的，令人不快的

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
源自 ←中古荷兰语 brac “brackish”

词源说明

From Scottish brack (from Middle Dutch brac (“brackish”)) +‎ -ish. Cognate with Dutch brak (“brackish”), German Low German brack, brakerg, brakig (“brackish”), German brackig (“brackish”), Danish brak (“brackish”), Swedish bräck (“brackish”), Norwegian brakk (“brackish”). Perhaps a distant doublet of brook.

释义（英文）

形容词 Adjective

(hydrology) Of water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
Repulsive.

词族

派生词（5）

nonbrackish unbrackish