单词 | penetration |
释义 | penetration/pɛnɪˈtreɪʃ(ə)n![]() noun [mass noun] 1The action or process of penetrating something: the zip has a Velcro-secured flap to minimize rain penetration...
Synonyms perforation, piercing, puncturing, puncture, riddling, stabbing, prick, pricking, probing, goring, spiking, sticking, impaling, impalement, transfixing, transfixion, boring, drilling, lancing, tapping infiltration, entry, inflow, spread, spreading, diffusion, percolation, filtering, seepage, soaking, soakage 1.1The insertion by a man of his penis into the vagina or anus of a sexual partner. 2The selling of a company’s products in a particular market or area: they had failed to make any penetration into new energy markets...
2.1The extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market: the software has attained a high degree of market penetration...
3The perceptive understanding of complex matters: the survey shows subtlety and penetration...
Synonyms insight, discernment, perception, perceptiveness, intelligence, sharp-wittedness, quick-wittedness, cleverness, smartness, incisiveness, keenness, sharpness, trenchancy, astuteness, shrewdness, acuteness, subtlety, clarity, acuity, discrimination, sensitivity, thoughtfulness, profundity, percipience, perspicacity, perspicuity, sagacity OriginLate Middle English: from Latin penetratio(n-), from the verb penetrare 'place within or enter'. |
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