pervasive

/pəˈveɪsɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /pərˈveɪsɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /pər-ˈvā-siv -ziv/ (ame, mw)

pervasive — adjective

  • pervasivepositive
  • more pervasivecomparative
  • most pervasivesuperlative

1. spread through a place, group, or activity so widely that you notice it almost e

1.形容詞C1
釋義

spread through a place, group, or activity so widely that you notice it almost everywhere

例句

After the market fire, the smell of smoke was pervasive.

predicative: be pervasive

Online ads are pervasive in apps for young children.

be pervasive in + place/group

同義詞
  • widespread

    Close in meaning, but more neutral and less strongly suggests something is impossible to avoid.

  • ubiquitous

    Stronger and slightly more formal, often used when something seems to be everywhere at once.

  • common

    A simpler everyday word that may only mean not rare, without the idea of spreading through an environment.

反義詞
  • limited

    Present only in a small area or small number of cases.

  • localized

    Restricted to one place or one part instead of spreading widely.

  • rare

    Not often seen or found.

文法句型

be pervasive in + place/group

pervasive + noun

用法筆記

Often used with nouns such as smell, fear, influence, bias, or technology. It usually suggests something spreads so widely through an environment that people keep running into it, often in an unwanted way.

常見錯誤

❌The baby has a pervasive cough.
✅The baby has a persistent cough.
💡pervasive means spread widely, not simply lasting a long time.
❌Phone ads are pervasive to children's apps.
✅Phone ads are pervasive in children's apps.
💡this adjective commonly takes in when naming the place, system, or group affected.