osmosis

名词 osmosis:

1. diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

1. Learned French by osmosis while residing in Paris for15 years.
   居住在巴黎的十五年中已经潜移默化地学习了法语
2. Shrinkage or contraction of the protoplasm away from the wall of a living plant or bacterial cell, caused by loss of water through osmosis.
   胞质皱缩通过渗透作用由于缺水引起的活植细胞或细菌的细胞质的皱缩或收缩，并与细胞壁分离

os.mo.sis

n.（名词）
【复数】 os.mo.ses[-sôz]

Diffusion of fluid through a semipermeable membrane until there is an equal concentration of fluid on both sides of the membrane.
渗透：液体通过一个半透膜进行的扩散，直到膜两边液体的浓度相同为止
The tendency of fluids to diffuse in such a manner.
渗透倾向：液体以此种方式扩散的倾向
A gradual, often unconscious process of assimilation or absorption:
渗透：一种渐进的经常是无意识的同化或吸收的过程：
例句：
learned French by osmosis while residing in Paris for 5 years.
居住在巴黎的十五年中已经潜移默化地学习了法语

来源：
From obsolete osmose
源自 废语 osmose
from earlier endosmose
源自较早期 endosmose
from French
源自 法语
Greek endo- [endo-]
希腊语 endo- [前缀]
Greek ôsmos [thrust, push] from ôthein [to push]
希腊语 ôsmos [猛推，推] 源自 ôthein [推动]

【引伸】
osmot.ic
osmot.ically
adv.（副词）