existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing 遍布的;充斥各处的;弥漫的 a pervasive smell of damp 四处弥漫的潮湿味儿 Her influence is all-pervasive (= it affects everyone and everything). 她的影响无处不在。 A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels. 她的小说里充满社会变化的意识。 the increasingly pervasive subculture in modern society 在现代社会中日益普及的亚文化
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- very
- increasingly
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin pervas- ‘passed through’ (from the verb pervadere) + -ive.