Percolated(动词 percolate 的过去式/过去分词):
/ˈpɜːr.kəˌleɪ.tɪd/
/ˈpɝː.kəˌleɪ.tɪd/
The coffee percolated for five minutes before we poured it.
咖啡渗滤煮了五分钟,我们才把它倒出来。
As the news percolated through the office, people began to worry about layoffs.
当消息在办公室里慢慢传开时,人们开始担心裁员。
来自拉丁语 percolāre,由 per-(“穿过、完全”)+ colāre(“过滤”)构成,原义就是“让液体穿过过滤介质”。后来引申出比喻义:思想或消息像液体一样逐渐渗透、扩散。