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单词 porous
释义 po·rous
\ˈpōrəs, ˈpȯr-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin porosus, from Latin porus pore + -osus -ous
1.
 a. : full of pores : capable of absorbing moisture : permeable by liquids
 b. : possessing vessels or pores — compare diffuse-porous, ring-porous
2. : full of holes : insubstantial
 < implications of such judgments are much too far-reaching to be attained by so porous a procedure — T.A.Sebeok >
 < the largely unfenced international boundary … inevitably has been very porous — Gladwin Hill >
po·rous·ly adverb
po·rous·ness noun -es
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