effluent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛfluːənt/    美 /ˈɛfluənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence. countable
    — The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.
  2. Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water. uncountable
    — Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.
形容词 adj.
  1. Flowing out; outflowing. not-comparable
    — But while the effluent beams of the sun, and their quickening power in the natural sphere, furnish a good illustration of my idea of the Holy Spirit, I may, perhaps, illustrate the idea still better by a reference to human thoughts and affections […]

词形变化

effluents plural

词源

词源 1
From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis. By surface analysis, e- + fluent.
词源 2
From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis. By surface analysis, e- + fluent.
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