"made of salt," c. 1500, probably from a Latin word related to salinum "salt cellar" and salinae "salt pits," from sal (genitive salis) "salt" (see salt (n.)). Also in Middle English as a noun meaning "salt pit" (13c.). Saline solution attested from 1833.
双语例句
1. Wash the lenses in saline solution.
用盐溶液清洗镜片。
来自《权威词典》
2. He is on a saline drip.
他正在输盐水.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Chains of saline lakes are found in places in continental interiors.
在大陆内部的某些地区发现了盐湖系列.
来自辞典例句
4. In a simple'salt pan " the segregation is expressed by the zonation of saline minerals.
在一个简单的 “ 盐盒 ” 中,分离作用表现为盐类矿物呈带状分布.
来自辞典例句
5. Aim To analyze Tertiary period sedimentary environment of Qaidamu saline lake.