porous

形容词 adj.
/ˈpɔːɹəs/    /ˈpɔɹəs/|[ˈpɔ.ɹəs]|/ˈpoːɹəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
    — Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
  2. With many gaps or loopholes. figuratively
    — However, Wolves ^([sic]) porous defence opened up again to gift Sunderland a foothold in the game - Sessegnon sweeping in a Zenden corner that was inexplicably allowed to bounce in the six-yard box.

词形变化

more porous comparative most porous superlative

词源

From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”). By surface analysis, pore + -ous.
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