diffusive
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 diffusivus “tending to spread; expansive”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 diffundere “diffuse, disperse”
词源说明
From post-classical Latin diffusivus (“tending to spread; expansive”) (13th century), from participle stem of Latin diffundere (“diffuse, disperse”).
释义(英文)
形容词 Adjective
- That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people. [from 17th c.]
- Involving or employing many words; expansive, discursive; (in negative sense) long-winded. [from 17th c.]
- That diffuses something; disseminating. [from 17th c.]
- (sciences) Pertaining to diffusion. [from 19th c.]