transmission
/trænzˈmɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted传播, 传递：
the transmission of the HIV virus.
艾滋病病毒的传播。
1.1
- count noun a programme or signal that is broadcast or sent out播出的节目, 发送的信号：
television transmissions.
播出的电视节目。
2
- the mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the axle in a motor vehicle（机动车辆的）传动装置, 变速器。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin transmissio （see TRANS-， MISSION）.