膽汁與身體
這一組就站在核心畫面上：先是膽汁本身，再是身體被它弄得不舒服的感覺。
adjective · C2
Relating to bile, or containing bile. Bile is the bitter yellow-green liquid made by the liver, which the body uses to break down fat.
膽汁的
核心畫面
Picture the small amount of bile the liver makes: a bitter, yellow-green liquid whose job is to break up fat. Bilious can be thought of as the adjective that stands next to that liquid, and every meaning of the word takes one thing from it — the churned-up feeling, the yellow-green colour, or the bitter taste.
可以想成肝臟做出來的那一小瓶膽汁：黃綠色、很苦，工作是把油脂分解掉。bilious 可以想成就是站在這瓶東西旁邊的形…更多收起
可以想成肝臟做出來的那一小瓶膽汁：黃綠色、很苦，工作是把油脂分解掉。bilious 可以想成就是站在這瓶東西旁邊的形容詞。它的每一個意思，都從這瓶苦水裡拿走一樣東西：有的拿走「胃裡翻攪」的感覺，有的拿走「黃綠色」，有的拿走那股「苦味」。所以四個意思看起來差很遠，其實都在同一張桌子旁邊。From the word’s history
Wiktionary gives French bilieux, from Latin biliosus meaning full of bile, formed from bilis (bile) plus -osus (full of). The core image is simply what that says: full of bile.
Wiktionary 記的是法文 bilieux，往前是拉丁文 bīliōsus（滿是膽汁的），由 bīlis（膽汁）加上 -ōsus（充滿）組成。核心畫面就是字面本身：滿是膽汁。
Wiktionary entry for bilious (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1003594573:15815)
Three branches
膽汁的顏色
這一組只拿走核心畫面裡的顏色：那種黃綠色本身，就足以讓人看了不舒服。
adjective · C2
Very unpleasant to look at — used most often about a colour, especially a sickly yellow or yellow-green one that looks like bile and makes you feel a little ill.
噁心難看的
膽汁的苦味
這一組拿走的是苦味。用來形容一個人講話的味道，而不是他身體裡有什麼。這是一條教學上的連結，不是證據支持的歷史來源。
adjective · C2
Bad-tempered in a sour, complaining way: quick to find fault, hard to please, and unpleasant to be around.
脾氣壞的