| 释义 |
phlegm/flem/n. 1 the thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, discharged by coughing 痰 2 phlegmatic character or behaviour 冷漠；迟钝 3 hist. one of the four bodily humours, characterized as cold and moist, and associated with a calm, stolid or apathetic temperament (see 见 HUMOUR n. 5) [史义]人体四种体液之一(具此体液者多冷淡、伤感，有一种冷静、迟钝、冷漠的气质) □ phlegmy adj.[Middle English & Old French fleume via Late Latin phlegma from Greek phlegma -atos ‘inflammation’, from phlegō ‘burn’] |