1620s, a back-formation from percolation, or else from Latin percolatus, past participle of percolare "to strain through." Figurative sense by 1670s. Related: Percolated; percolating.
雙語例句
1. New fashions took a long time to percolate down.
新時尚要很長時間才能在大眾中流行起來。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The rain will percolate through the soil.
雨水滲入土中.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Rain water will only percolate through slowly.
雨水只會慢慢地滲進(jìn)來。
來自辭典例句
4. I'll percolate some coffee, ie make it by percolating.