os·mo·sis
noun/ɒzˈməʊsɪs/
/ɑːzˈməʊsɪs/
[uncountable]- (biology or chemistry) 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。
- Water passes into the roots of a plant by osmosis.
- 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.
仿佛经过潜移默化，随着时间的推移，事实变得清晰起来。
- As if by osmosis, the facts became clear over a period of time.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: Latinized form of earlier osmose, from Greek ōsmos ‘a push’.