| 释义 |
im·preg·na·tion
\ˌimˌpregˈnāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French or Latin; French imprégnation, from Middle French impregnation, from Medieval Latin impraegnation-, impraegnatio, from Late Latin impraegnatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated: as
a. : a causing to conceive : fecundation, fertilization
b. : infusion, saturation
c. : indoctrination
2. : something with which something else is impregnated:
a. : a mineral concentration consisting of small scattered grains in a rock matrix
b. : impregnant |