osmosis

noun

/ɒzˈməʊsɪs/

/ɑːzˈməʊsɪs/

[uncountable]

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(biology生物 or 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
- Water passes into the roots of a plant by osmosis.水渗透至植物根部。
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’.