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Percolating

“Percolating” 本义指液体经孔隙慢慢滤过(如咖啡 percolating),引申为消息、想法或情绪在群体或组织中逐渐扩散、慢慢酝酿,如 an idea percolating through the company(想法在公司里慢慢传开)。

  1. “Rumors about the layoffs have been percolating for weeks.” (裁员传闻已经传了好几周。)
  2. “She let the plan percolate before presenting it to the board.” (她把方案酝酿了一阵才提交董事会。)
  3. “The coffee was percolating on the stove while we talked.” (我们聊天时,咖啡在炉子上慢慢煮着。)

来自拉丁语 percolare,由 per-(穿过)与 colare(过滤,同 colander 滤盆)组成,原义为液体渗滤。

“per-” 表穿过;词干 “col-” 表过滤;“-ate” 为动词后缀;“-ing” 表示正在滤过或逐渐扩散的过程。

美式英语中 percolating coffee 让人联想到传统咖啡壶;商业与媒体语境常用 percolating 形容传闻、政策或创意在酝酿传播。

  • 原形: percolate
  • 名词: percolation
  • 固定搭配: “percolating through” (逐渐传开), “percolating idea” (酝酿中的想法)

想象咖啡经滤纸一滴滴渗下——percolating 就是慢慢滤过、慢慢渗透传开。

“An idea about remote work kept percolating through the office until Friday’s meeting made it official.” (一个关于远程办公的想法在办公室慢慢传开,直到周五会议才正式确定。)