- [transitive, intransitive] (of a liquid, gas, etc.液體、氣體等) to spread to every part of an object or a place滲透；彌漫；擴散
- permeate something The smell of leather permeated the room.屋子裏彌漫着皮革的氣味。
- The air was permeated with the odour of burning rubber.空氣中彌漫着燃燒橡膠的氣味。
- + adv./prep. rainwater permeating through the ground滲入地下的雨水
- [transitive, intransitive] (of an idea, an influence, a feeling, etc.思想、影響、感情等) to affect every part of something感染；傳播；擴散
- permeate something a belief that permeates all levels of society深入社會各階層的看法
- A feeling of unease permeates the novel.小說中彌漫着一種不安的感覺。
- + adv./prep. Dissatisfaction among the managers soon permeated down to members of the workforce.管理人員的不滿情緒很快傳染給了全體職工。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin permeat- ‘passed through’, from the verb permeare, from per- ‘through’ + meare ‘pass, go’.