形容詞 brackish:

1. distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
2. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
   同義詞：briny

brack.ish

adj.（形容詞）
Having a somewhat salty taste, especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water:
含鹽的：具有鹽味的，尤指來(lái)自含有海水和淡水混合物的：
例句：
.You could cut the brackish winds with a knife/Here in Nantucket.(Robert Lowell)
.你似乎可以用刀子割開(kāi)這咸腥的海風(fēng)在這南達(dá)克特.(羅伯特·洛厄爾)

Distasteful; unpalatable:
味道不好的；令人惡心的：
例句：
a thin, brackish gruel.
稀而難以下咽的粥

來(lái)源：
From Dutch brak
源自 荷蘭語(yǔ) brak

【引伸】
brack.ishness
n.（名詞）