impregnation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of making pregnant; fertilization. countable,uncountable
  2. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance. countable,uncountable
    — Earths and alkalies are simply metallic oxides; whilst a farther impregnation of these substances with oxygen produces an acid....
  3. That with which anything is impregnated. countable,uncountable
  4. An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore. countable,uncountable
    — Oil-shales are often the last relics of a former impregnation with petroleum; they are associated with phenomena—such as the intrusive asphaltites or manjacks—common to petroliferous regions, but in many cases the parent oilfields, the sources of the former impregnation, are things of the past.

词形变化

impregnations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
reimpregnation superimpregnation

词源

From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.
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