aqueous
aqueous — 形容詞
- aqueouspositive
- more aqueouscomparative
- most aqueoussuperlative
1. made up of water, holding water, or behaving in a way that resembles water — mos
水的；含水的
似水的、含水的或以水為主成分的
made up of water, holding water, or behaving in a way that resembles water — most often used in scientific writing about solutions, mixtures, and natural fluids.
The chemistry teacher poured salt into the beaker to make a simple aqueous solution.
化學老師把鹽倒進燒杯，做出一個簡單的水溶液。
common collocation: aqueous solution
Dr. Ito added a few drops of acid to the aqueous mixture in the beaker.
伊藤博士將幾滴酸加入燒杯裡的水性混合液中。
attributive use before a concrete noun
Dr. Patel painted the wall using an aqueous coating that dries without strong fumes.
Patel 醫生用一種乾燥時沒有強烈氣味的水性塗料粉刷牆面。
aqueous + noun describing water-based products
After shaking the funnel, Bram watched the aqueous layer settle below the yellow oil.
搖晃分液漏斗後，Bram 看著水層沉降到黃色油層的下方。
common collocation: aqueous layer (in lab separation)
The pharmacist prepared an aqueous extract from the dried ginger root for the cough syrup.
藥師用乾燥的薑根製備出一份水性萃取液，加進咳嗽糖漿裡。
common collocation: aqueous extract
- aqueous solution
- aqueous humour
- aqueous layer
- aqueous phase
- aqueous environment
- dilute aqueous
- watery
everyday equivalent; preferred outside science writing
- water-based
used for products such as paints and inks; less formal
- hydrous
very formal; mainly mineralogy and chemistry
文法句型
aqueous + noun
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before a noun) and almost always paired with a small set of nouns: solution, humour, environment, layer, phase, coating. Rare in everyday speech; learners will mainly meet it in chemistry, biology, or geology texts.