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As a verb (said like 'di-FYOOZ'), it means to spread out slowly over a wide area - light, gas, or news can all diffuse. As an adjective (said like 'di-FYOOSS'), it describes something spread out and not concentrated, or an idea that isn't clear or focused - 'a diffuse light,' 'a diffuse argument.'
(動詞)擴散、散開;(形容詞)分散的、不集中的
組成dif- (a form of 'apart') + a part from a Latin word meaning 'to pour'
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
diffuseverb詞源 1/dɪˈfjuːz/
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To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- The small window diffuses light throughout the room.
- Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology.
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To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- Food coloring diffuses in water.
- The riot diffused quite suddenly.
diffuseadj詞源 2/dɪˈfjuːs/
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Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
- Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.
- diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex
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Wordy; verbose.
- An author who produced over fifty books and innumerable articles on all kinds of subjects could not be a philosopher of the first rank. He was also a bad writer: his principal work is diffuse, chaotic, vague, and repetitive.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。