Infusing
“Infusing” 字面义指用热水浸泡茶叶、香草等使风味析出(infusing tea);抽象义指将品质或情感注入某物,如 infusing the team with confidence(给团队注入信心),或 culture infusing every decision(文化渗透每个决策)。
- “She is infusing mint leaves in hot water for ten minutes.” (她正用热水泡薄荷叶十分钟。)
- “The coach keeps infusing discipline into daily practice.” (教练在日常训练中不断灌输纪律。)
- “Startups are infusing traditional retail with digital tools.” (初创公司正用数字工具赋能传统零售。)
来自拉丁语 infundere(倒入),in-(进入)+ fundere(倾倒),与 fuse、confuse 中 fus-(流、融)相关。
“infus-”(注入)+ “-ing” 表示正在进行的浸泡或渗透;名词 infusion 指输液、浸泡液或注入过程。
精品茶饮与咖啡文化中 cold infusing、slow infusing 是卖点;管理学谈 infusing values;医学 IV infusion(静脉输液)与日常 infusing herbs 共用同一词族。
- 固定搭配: “infusing tea” (泡茶), “infusing with” (向……注入)
- 原形: infuse
- 名词: infusion
“in + fuse(熔入/倒入)+ ing”:把味道或精神“灌进去”——infusing。
“While infusing ginger tea, the founder talked about infusing empathy into product design.” (泡姜茶时,创始人谈起如何把共情注入产品设计。)