water-soluble

IPA/ˌwɔːtə ˈsɒljəbl/
IPA/ˌwɔːtər ˈsɑːljəbl/

water-soluble — 形容詞

1. describing a solid substance that can break apart and mix completely into water,

1.形容詞B2
釋義

水溶性

可在水中溶解的

describing a solid substance that can break apart and mix completely into water, so that it is no longer visible as a separate material

例句

The medicine comes as a water-soluble tablet that dissolves in seconds on the tongue.

這種藥是水溶錠，放在舌頭上幾秒鐘就會溶解。

water-soluble + noun (tablet)

Vitamin C is water-soluble, so your body gets rid of any extra amount through urine.

維生素C是水溶性的，所以身體會透過尿液排出多餘的部分。

be + water-soluble; explanation after comma

常見搭配
  • water-soluble vitamin
  • water-soluble tablet
  • water-soluble paint
  • water-soluble fertiliser
  • water-soluble fibre
  • water-soluble ink
同義詞
  • dissolvable in water

    a more descriptive phrase; less common as a set compound

  • miscible

    technical term usually for liquids mixing with liquids, not solids in water

反義詞
  • water-insoluble

    the direct opposite; cannot dissolve in water

  • fat-soluble

    dissolves in fats or oils rather than water; used for vitamins and drugs

文法句型

water-soluble + noun

be + water-soluble

用法筆記

Commonly used in scientific, medical, and household contexts to describe substances that form a solution rather than remaining as visible particles. The opposite is water-insoluble or fat-soluble.

常見錯誤

This chemical is watery-soluble.
This chemical is water-soluble.
The compound is always 'water-soluble', not 'watery-soluble'.
Water-soluble means the substance can be seen in water.
Water-soluble means the substance disappears into the water.
A dissolved substance is no longer visible as separate particles.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • water-soluble substance
  • water-soluble material
  • water-soluble compound
  • water-soluble chemical

副詞搭配

  • highly water-soluble
  • completely water-soluble
  • readily water-soluble
  • partially water-soluble

常用片語

  • water-soluble and fat-soluble
  • dissolve in water

介系詞搭配

  • soluble in