immersion

• n. 沉浸；陷入；专心

英文词源

immersion (n.)

mid-15c., from Late Latin immersionem (nominative immersio), noun of action from past participle stem of immergere, from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + Latin mergere "plunge, dip" (see merge). Meaning "absorption in some interest or situation" is from 1640s. As a method of teaching a foreign language, it is from 1965, trademarked by the Berlitz company.

双语例句

1. The wood had become swollen from prolonged immersion.

因长时间浸泡，木头发胀了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Immersion in cold water resulted in rapid loss of heat.

浸泡在冷水中导致热量迅速散失。

来自《权威词典》

3. The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn't encourage total immersion.

浴缸底有污垢,不宜全身浸泡于其中.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. It is like the sense of chill that follows immersion of the hand in a volatile liquid.

这很像把手浸入挥发性液体后的那种凉飕飕的感觉.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. This can be eliminated by placing the model in an immersion cell.

可将模型置于浸没液槽中,以消除此种误差.

来自辞典例句