冷水

• 拼音: lěng shuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 冷 = 冫(ice) + 令, cold; 水 = pictograph of flowing water

含义

Cold water; unheated water. Also used metaphorically for dampening enthusiasm.

Literal meaning is unheated water. Metaphorically, 泼冷水 (pour cold water) means to dampen someone's enthusiasm or discourage them. In traditional Chinese medicine, drinking cold water is often discouraged. Common phrases: 一盆冷水 (a bucket of cold water, metaphor for discouragement).

例句

1. 我正兴致勃勃地分享计划，他却泼了我一盆冷水。
2. 夏天我喜欢洗冷水澡，清爽又省电。
3. 老人家说不要喝冷水，对肠胃不好，要喝温水。

用法指南

语境: daily life, discouragement, health

语气: varied

正确说法

• 别总给人泼冷水。(Don't always pour cold water on people's ideas.)
• 我要一杯冷水，谢谢。(I'd like a glass of cold water, please.)

错误说法

• 在正式场合说泼冷水 (Use 打击积极性 or 提出不同意见 in formal contexts)

起源与历史

Simple compound of 冷 (cold) + 水 (water). Metaphorical usage of 'pouring cold water' to dampen enthusiasm is shared across cultures.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal