aqueous

aqueous — adjective

1. made up of water, holding water, or behaving in a way that resembles water — mos

1.形容詞C2
釋義

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.

例句

The chemistry teacher poured salt into the beaker to make a simple aqueous solution.

common collocation: aqueous solution

Dr. Ito added a few drops of acid to the aqueous mixture in the beaker.

attributive use before a concrete noun

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • anhydrous

    scientific term meaning containing no water

  • oily

    everyday opposite when describing liquids

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.

常見錯誤

❌The soup tastes very aqueous.
✅The soup tastes very watery.
💡'aqueous' is a technical word; for everyday food or drink, use 'watery'.
❌The drink was aqueous and sweet.
✅The drink was watery and sweet.
💡outside science writing, native speakers prefer 'watery'.