(biology, chemistry) 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
例句
用作名词 (n.)
My mother taught me about the science of osmosis. 妈妈教我渗透的科学原理。
Blood can be cleaned by osmosis if the kidney has failed. 若肾功能衰退，可通过渗透作用使血液净化。
Children seem to learn about computers by osmosis. 孩子们似乎不知不觉地就了解了计算机.
He learned French by osmosis while residing in Paris for 15 years. 居住在巴黎的十五年中他已经潜移默化地学习了法语。
经典引文
Whatever I..learned from her..I absorbed it by a kind of osmosis.
美
[ɑːz'moʊsɪs]
