单词 | phlegm |
释义 | phlegm —phlegmless, adj. /flem/, n. 1. the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through the mouth, esp. that occurring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a cold. 2. one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing sluggishness or apathy. 3. sluggishness, indifference, or apathy. 4. self-possession, calmness, or composure. [1350-1400; ME fleem < MF flemme < LL phlegma < Gk phlégma flame, phlegmatic humor, equiv. to phlég(ein) to burn + -ma resultative n. suffix] Syn. 3. impassivity. Ant. 3. animation, concern. |
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