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penetrated

UK //ˈpenɪtreɪtɪd//US //ˈpenɪtreɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'penetrare'(进入深处),经由古法语 'penetrer' 进入英语,词根 'pen-' 与‘羽毛笔’同源,暗含‘尖锐物进入’的意象。

verb

❶ 指物体穿过或进入另一物体内部,强调物理上的穿透行为。常用于描述子弹、光线、声音等穿过某物的情况。

“The bullet penetrated the wall and lodged in the opposite side.”

(子弹穿透墙壁,卡在了另一侧。)

“Sunlight barely penetrated the thick jungle canopy.”

(阳光几乎无法穿透茂密的热带雨林树冠。)

❶ 比喻深入理解或洞察复杂事物,或指某种影响广泛扩散。多用于思想、市场、文化等领域。

“Her analysis penetrated the core issues of the conflict.”

(她的分析触及了冲突的核心问题。)

“Western ideas gradually penetrated Eastern societies.”

(西方思想逐渐渗入东方社会。)

同义词:pierced, perforated, infiltrated, permeated, entered

常见短语

penetrated the market — 指产品或服务成功进入并占据市场份额,强调克服阻力达成市场渗透。

“The startup successfully penetrated the competitive smartphone market.”

(这家初创公司成功打入了竞争激烈的智能手机市场。)