mid-15c., "tasting of salt, impregnated with salt," from salt (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "racy" is from 1866, from salt in the sense of "that which gives life or pungency" (1570s, originally of words or wit). Meaning "racy, sexy" is from 1866. U.S. slang sense of "angry, irritated" is first attested 1938 (probably from similar use with regard to sailors, "tough, aggressive," attested by 1920), especially in phrase jump salty "to unexpectedly become enraged." Related: Saltily.
雙語例句
1. She could smell the salty tang of the sea.
她能聞到海水濃烈的咸味。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They gave her salty water to make her vomit.
他們給她喝鹽水好讓她吐出來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He couldn't see her salty humour in the situation.
在這種情景中他領會不到她那粗俗的幽默話所指的是什么.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Salty food makes one thirsty.
咸的食物令人口渴.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Abscesses should be bathed in warm salty water.