dissemination

/dɪˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˌse-mə-ˈnā-shən/ (ame, mw)

dissemination — noun

1. the process of making information, ideas, or news widely known by sharing or sen

1.名詞C1
釋義

the process of making information, ideas, or news widely known by sharing or sending it to many people, often in a planned or organised way

例句

Dr. Amara Okafor's team studied the dissemination of their malaria research findings across West Africa.

dissemination of + [research findings]

For centuries, the oral dissemination of folk stories kept cultural traditions alive in rural Japan.

adjective + dissemination (oral dissemination)

同義詞
  • distribution

    Can apply to physical objects as well as information; less formal and more general

  • circulation

    Often used for news, documents, or publications passing from person to person within a group

  • propagation

    More formal still; often used for ideas, beliefs, or scientific theories being spread deliberately

  • spreading

    Simpler everyday word; does not emphasise the organised or intentional nature of the action

反義詞
  • suppression

    The deliberate prevention of information from reaching people

  • concealment

    Keeping something hidden rather than making it widely known

文法句型

dissemination of + [information/knowledge/data]

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic, medical, journalistic, and official contexts rather than everyday conversation. Often followed by of + noun phrase specifying what is spread (dissemination of information, dissemination of knowledge).

常見錯誤

❌The dissemination about the new rules took a week.
✅The dissemination of the new rules took a week.
💡Use 'of' (not 'about') to connect the thing being spread.
❌Volunteers handled the dissemination of food and blankets.
✅Volunteers handled the distribution of food and blankets.
💡'Dissemination' is normally used for information, ideas, or news, not physical items.