osmosis
US /ɑːzˈmoʊ.sɪs/
UK /ɒzˈməʊ.sɪs/
名詞
1.
滲透
a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on the two sides of the membrane
範例:
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The plant absorbs water from the soil through osmosis.
植物通過滲透作用從土壤中吸收水分。
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Reverse osmosis is used to purify water.
反滲透用於淨化水。
2.
潛移默化, 耳濡目染
gradual, unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc.
範例:
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He learned French by osmosis, living in Paris for a year.
他在巴黎住了一年，通過潛移默化學會了法語。
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Children often learn social skills through osmosis from their parents.
孩子們常常通過耳濡目染從父母那裡學習社交技能。