osmosis

n. 渗透作用, 渗透性, 潜移默化, 耳濡目染 [化] 渗透; 渗透作用

发音

UK /ɒzˈməʊ̯sɪs/
其它
UK /ɒsˈməʊ̯sɪs/
US /ɑzˈmoʊ̯sɪs/
US /ɑsˈmoʊ̯sɪs/

词形变化

osmoses 复数 osmoses

别名

osmose

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.

    渗透

    可数 不可数 化学
  2. 2.

    Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.

    耳濡目染

    可数 比喻 不可数

    Near-synonym: serendipity

    I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

diffusion

下位词 1

reverse osmosis

整体词 1

dialysis

相关短语

reverse osmosis [化] 反渗透 pressure retarded osmosis Eagleland Osmosis pressure-retarded osmosis

词源

From endosmose and exosmose, both coined by French physician Henri Dutrochet in 1826; from (respectively) Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”) and Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer, external”), plus Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push, impulsion”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).

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