salty學測 L2KK [ˈsɔlti]/ˈsɔlti/
鹹的;含鹽的·言談辛辣露骨
常考味覺字,也是網路流行語「不爽」
The noodle soup from the night market was very salty, so I drank lots of water.

夜市那碗湯麵太鹹了,我因此喝了好多水。

同一個字,可以形容洋芋片太鹹,也能形容一個人講話夠嗆辣。

一個畫面:重鹹到皺眉

重口味鹹到讓人皺眉的味道
毒舌感說話犀利讓人倒抽氣

義項

洋芋片太鹹A2adjective鹹的;含鹽的
I couldn't finish the chips because they were too salty.
這洋芋片太鹹了,我實在吃不完。
too saltysalty foods
辛辣笑話B1adjective言談辛辣露骨
Her salty jokes always make everyone laugh.
她那些辛辣的笑話總逗得大家哈哈大笑。
salty comments

片語

too salty鹹到皺眉 →鹹得讓人忍不住皺眉
salty comments說話帶刺 →言詞尖銳又挑釁
so salty about為小事不爽 →因小事而心情不爽

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I couldn't finish the chips because they were too ___. (salty / salt)

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salty

salty是形容詞,salt是名詞「鹽」本身。

'Her salty jokes always make everyone laugh.' 這裡的 salty 最接近哪個意思?(A) 含鹽的 (B) 言談辛辣露骨

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(B)

此句形容說話辛辣風趣,而非食物含鹽。

字族

salt 鹽;食鹽(名詞)・salted 已加鹽的;醃製的

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