词源不详。可能同bur, 芒刺，形容盐水如刺般的粗糙效果。比较brine , 盐水。

1. Brackish waters generally support only a small range of faunas.

咸水水域通常只能存活为数不多的几种动物。

2. The factory has several shallow pools of brackish water.

工厂有几个浅的咸水池。

3. This kind of operation works best in brackish water.

这种生产方法最宜于微咸水.

4. The dialysis principle can be used for demineralization of brackish water.

渗析原理的应用是除半咸水中的盐.

5. Principal application of reverse osmosis has been in desalting brackish waters for domestic consumption.

反渗透主要应用于生活用含盐水的脱盐.