| 单词 | effluence |
| 释义 | effluence (once / 25807 pages) n Use the word effluence when you talk about the action of something flowing or pouring out. The effluence of air from a popped balloon can sometimes send it flying around the room. When you use the noun effluence, you are describing the quick spurt or flow of a substance. You might mention he effluence of bad breath from your dog or exclaim at the effluence of water from a draining kiddie pool. Both the process of the outflow and the substance itself — the water or air — can be called effluence. The Latin root is effluere, "to flow out," from ex, "out," and fluere, "to flow. WORD FAMILYeffluence: effluences+/effluent: effluence, effluents USAGE EXAMPLESGreen sludge came to represent the effluence of government and industry—toxic waste as literal and figurative pollution. Slate(Jul 18, 2016) The bigger culprits appear to be invasive species, Delta farm fertilizer, Sacramento effluence, the drought and, perhaps, natural selection. Wall Street Journal(Apr 14, 2016) Possible titles for the photo spill like champagne from a tipped glass: “Flotsam and Jet Set,” “The Effluence of Affluence” or, perhaps, “Foamenting la Révolution.” Washington Post(May 28, 2015) n the process of flowing out Syn|Ant|Hyper efflux, outflow inflow, influx the process of flowing in flow any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
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