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单词 pervious
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Definition of pervious in English:

pervious

adjective ˈpəːvɪəsˈpərviəs
  • (of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable.

    pervious rocks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because of the very low water-cement ratio and the open matrix that allows air movement through the concrete matrix, pervious concrete can dry out very quickly.
    • The City of Seattle currently credits pervious surfaces as stormwater management reduction.
    • All around it is limestone, which anyone who has studied geography at school will know is pervious and water disappears through it.
    • Recently, our regional promotion groups have identified what they think of as emerging opportunity in the area of pervious pavements.
    • The top sheet is formed of a fluid pervious material, e.g., a fibrous material.
    • What we're doing is taking some areas that used to be pervious and we're putting a [residence] building there, so the water now gets captured.
    • The parking lot uses pervious limestone and is landscaped with indigenous plants.
    • The use of impervious surfaces (like pavement and concrete) can be minimized and replaced with pervious surfaces (like stone and gravel) whenever possible.
    • A green sod roof reduces runoff from impermeable surfaces, while a pervious parking lot allows infiltration of water into the ground.
    • A typical cubic yard of pervious concrete would have 2650 pounds of #89 gravel, 600 pounds of portland cement, and a water-cement ratio of about 0.30.
    • The brownfield site had no trees or pervious surfaces, and it generated a range of environmental problems for the surrounding neighborhood.
    Synonyms
    soft, cushiony, cushioned, squashy, compressible, yielding

Derivatives

  • perviousness

  • noun ˈpəːvɪəsnəsˈpərviəsnəs

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pervius 'having a passage through' (based on via 'way') + -ous.

  • Pervious is based on Latin pervius ‘having a passage through’ formed from combining per- and via ‘way’.

Rhymes

impervious
 
 

Definition of pervious in US English:

pervious

adjectiveˈpərviəsˈpərvēəs
  • (of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable.

    pervious rocks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A green sod roof reduces runoff from impermeable surfaces, while a pervious parking lot allows infiltration of water into the ground.
    • A typical cubic yard of pervious concrete would have 2650 pounds of #89 gravel, 600 pounds of portland cement, and a water-cement ratio of about 0.30.
    • The City of Seattle currently credits pervious surfaces as stormwater management reduction.
    • The parking lot uses pervious limestone and is landscaped with indigenous plants.
    • Because of the very low water-cement ratio and the open matrix that allows air movement through the concrete matrix, pervious concrete can dry out very quickly.
    • All around it is limestone, which anyone who has studied geography at school will know is pervious and water disappears through it.
    • The brownfield site had no trees or pervious surfaces, and it generated a range of environmental problems for the surrounding neighborhood.
    • The use of impervious surfaces (like pavement and concrete) can be minimized and replaced with pervious surfaces (like stone and gravel) whenever possible.
    • The top sheet is formed of a fluid pervious material, e.g., a fibrous material.
    • What we're doing is taking some areas that used to be pervious and we're putting a [residence] building there, so the water now gets captured.
    • Recently, our regional promotion groups have identified what they think of as emerging opportunity in the area of pervious pavements.
    Synonyms
    soft, cushiony, cushioned, squashy, compressible, yielding

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pervius ‘having a passage through’ (based on via ‘way’) + -ous.

 
 
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