salty
意味
- 塩のきいた,塩辛い
- 《話》海の,船乗りの;海上生活の
- ぴりっとしたところのある,辛らつな
例文
You can't drink seawater because it's too salty.
海の水は塩辛すぎて飲めない。
These salted bonito guts are too salty for me.
このカツオの塩辛は塩辛すぎる。
My father cut down on salty food as I had advised.
父は私が忠告したように塩辛い食べ物の量を減らした。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
PIE word *sḗh₂l Inherited from Middle English salti. Equivalent to salt + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian soaltig (“salty”), West Frisian sâltich (“salty”), Dutch zoutig (“salty”), German Low German soltig (“salty”), German salzig (“salty”). (coarse; irritated, annoyed): Referencing the sharp, 'spicy' flavor of salt. (indignant): Perhaps implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears, or derived from the preceding.