secretion

IPA/sɪˈkriː.ʃən/
KK[səkrˈiʃən]IPA/sɪˈkriː.ʃən/

secretion — 名詞

  • secretionsingular
  • secretionsplural

1. a liquid that a living thing's body produces and releases for a specific purpose

1.名詞B2
釋義

分泌；分泌物

生物體產生的液體或製造液體的過程

a liquid that a living thing's body produces and releases for a specific purpose; also, the process of producing and releasing such a liquid

例句

The pine tree's secretion of sticky resin helps protect its trunk from insects and disease.

松樹分泌的黏稠樹脂有助於保護樹幹不受昆蟲和疾病的侵害。

secretion of + noun for the substance produced

After eating the very spicy meal, Wei Chen's mouth produced extra saliva secretion.

吃了一頓非常辣的餐後，Wei Chen 的口腔分泌了更多唾液。

body part + secretion for the process

常見搭配
  • hormone secretion
  • saliva secretion
  • gastric secretion
  • secretion of enzymes
  • nasal secretions
  • abnormal secretion
同義詞
  • fluid

    more general, not limited to biologically produced liquids

  • exudate

    medical term for fluid that oozes out of damaged tissue, usually from wounds or inflammation

  • discharge

    more clinical, often implies abnormal or waste fluid from the body

文法句型

secretion + of + noun (the substance produced)

用法筆記

Frequently used in two related ways: as an uncountable noun for the biological process, and as a countable noun (often plural) for the liquid produced. The context determines which meaning applies.

常見錯誤

The gland's secretion enzymes help digest food.
The gland's secretion of enzymes helps digest food.
When describing the process, use 'secretion of + noun', not a noun chain.
The nurse cleaned the blood secretion from the wound.
The nurse cleaned the wound secretions.
For visible body fluids, the plural form 'secretions' is more natural in medical English.

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常用片語

  • secretion of [substance] by [organ]
  • inhibit secretion
  • stimulate secretion

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