freshwater
freshwater — 形容詞
1. found in or linked to rivers, lakes, and streams where the water has no salt in
淡水的
生活在或與非鹹水有關的
found in or linked to rivers, lakes, and streams where the water has no salt in it — unlike the salty ocean or sea.
Rin studies the freshwater fish that live in the streams near her village.
Rin 研究她村莊附近溪流中的淡水魚。
collocation: freshwater fish
The park contains a large freshwater lake where families go swimming in summer.
這座公園裡有一個很大的淡水湖，夏天很多家庭去那裡游泳。
collocation: freshwater lake
Many freshwater plants cannot survive if the water becomes too salty.
許多淡水植物一旦水中鹽分過高就無法存活。
Karim wrote a report on the freshwater ecosystems of Southeast Asia.
Karim 寫了一份關於東南亞淡水生態系統的報告。
用法筆記
Attributive only — you can say 'a freshwater lake' but not ✱ 'the lake is freshwater'. When used predicatively, the two-word phrase 'fresh water' is preferred: 'the lake has fresh water in it.'
常見錯誤
freshwater — 名詞
1. rain, river, or lake water that has no salt in it — used by people for drinking,
淡水
不含鹽的水，存在於河、湖中
rain, river, or lake water that has no salt in it — used by people for drinking, farming, and washing, as opposed to seawater.
The island has very little freshwater, so residents collect rainwater during the wet season.
這座島上的淡水非常稀少，居民在雨季收集雨水。
Farmers in the valley depend on freshwater from the river to irrigate their rice fields.
山谷裡的農民仰賴河中的淡水來灌溉稻田。
collocation: freshwater from [source]
Sayaka filled several bottles with freshwater from the mountain spring.
Sayaka 從山泉裝了好幾瓶淡水。
Tara checked the map to find the nearest source of freshwater before setting up camp.
Tara 查看了地圖，在搭營前先找到最近的淡水來源。
- drinking water
more specific — freshwater that is safe to drink; not all freshwater is drinkable
- sweet water
archaic term for freshwater, now rare
- salt water
water containing dissolved salt, as in oceans
- seawater
water from the sea specifically
用法筆記
As an uncountable noun, 'freshwater' takes a singular verb. It can also be written as two words ('fresh water') with no difference in meaning. The one-word form is becoming more common in scientific and journalistic writing.
常見錯誤
2. a lake, pond, river, or other area where the water has no salt in it — as distin
淡水水域
不含鹽的天然水體
a lake, pond, river, or other area where the water has no salt in it — as distinct from an ocean or sea.
The map shows every major freshwater in the region, from small streams to large lakes.
這張地圖標示了該地區所有主要的淡水水域，從小溪到大湖都有。
This pond is the only freshwater within walking distance of the village.
這個池塘是離村莊步行可達的唯一淡水水域。
used as countable noun
Renata spent the summer studying the freshwaters of northern Canada.
Renata 花了整個夏天研究加拿大北部的各處淡水水域。
The pond behind Esteban's house is a small freshwater that dries up in late summer.
Esteban 家後面的池塘是一小片淡水水域，夏末時經常乾涸。
- inland water
broader term; includes salty inland lakes such as the Great Salt Lake
- water body
more general; does not specify salt content
用法筆記
Used most often in plural form ('freshwaters') when referring to multiple bodies of water in a region. In singular, it is commonly preceded by a determiner ('a freshwater', 'the only freshwater').