perspiration:名词,出汗;汗液(较正式用法)。也可指“流汗”这一过程。
/ˌpɝː.spəˈreɪ.ʃən/
Perspiration helps cool your body.
出汗有助于给身体降温。
After hours of hiking in the humid forest, his shirt was soaked with perspiration, and he felt both exhausted and refreshed.
在潮湿的森林里徒步数小时后,他的衬衫被汗水浸透,既疲惫又感到清爽。
来自拉丁语 perspirare,由 *per-*(“穿过、完全”)+ spirare(“呼吸”)构成,原意与“通过呼吸、散发”相关,后来引申为“(通过皮肤)排出水分”,即“出汗”。