"secretion" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 分泌物
• 分泌作用

Definition

細胞、腺體或器官釋放物質的過程，或被釋放出來的物質本身。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「分泌」屬於正式和專業用語，多用於醫學或生物學領域。既指分泌的過程，也指分泌出來的物質（如荷爾蒙、唾液）。常見搭配有「激素分泌」「黏液分泌」。在日常會話中不常用。

Examples

Saliva is a type of secretion produced in the mouth.

唾液是一種在口腔中產生的**分泌物**。

The doctor's report mentioned abnormal secretion from the glands.

醫生的報告提到腺體有異常的**分泌**。

Some plants have oily secretion to protect themselves.

有些植物有油性的**分泌物**來保護自己。

The snake's poison is actually a secretion from its glands.

蛇的毒液其實是它腺體的**分泌物**。

Certain diseases can increase the secretion of hormones in the body.

某些疾病會增加體內激素的**分泌**。

After the injury, he noticed a strange secretion from the wound.

受傷後，他注意到傷口有奇怪的**分泌物**。