来自拉丁语 saliva,痰，词源不详。可能来自 PIE*sal,污垢，污物，脏的，词源同 sallow,脏的， 土黄色的。

1. Michael was showing the nurse how to suction his saliva.

迈克尔正给护士示范如何把他的唾液吸出来。

2. He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.

他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水.

3. Saliva dribbled from the baby's mouth.

唾液从婴儿的嘴里流了出来.

4. She tried to spit in Michael's face but she had no saliva.

她拼命想往迈克尔脸上吐口水,但是她把嘴说干了,吐不出口水来.

5. There was an excess of saliva in his mouth.

他嘴里的口水太多.