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biology 生物 chemistry 化学 the slow steady passing of a liquid through a membrane (= a thin layer of material) as a result of there being different amounts of dissolved substances on either side of the membrane 渗透 the process of gradually learning or being influenced by something, as a result of being in close contact with it 耳濡目染；潜移默化 As if by osmosis, the facts became clear over a period of time. 仿佛通过潜移默化，事实在一段时间后变得清晰。
Word Originmid 19th cent.: Latinized form of earlier osmose, from Greek ōsmos ‘a push’.