transpiration

IPA/ˌtrænspɪˈreɪʃn/
IPA/ˌtrænspɪˈreɪʃn/

transpiration — 名詞

1. the biological process in which water moves up through a plant and escapes as va

1.名詞B2
釋義

蒸散作用

植物水分以水蒸氣釋出

the biological process in which water moves up through a plant and escapes as vapour from its leaves, stems, or flowers through tiny openings called stomata

例句

On hot summer days, a mature sunflower can release several litres of water through transpiration.

在炎熱的夏天，一棵成熟的向日葵每天可以透過蒸散作用釋放出好幾公升的水。

collocation: through transpiration

Amira's biology teacher tied a plastic bag over a branch to show transpiration in action.

Amira 的生物老師用塑膠袋套住樹枝，實際展示蒸散作用的過程。

concrete demonstration of the process

常見搭配
  • transpiration rate
  • water loss through transpiration
  • reduce transpiration
  • transpiration process
  • transpiration pull

用法筆記

Usually uncountable; used mainly in botany and plant physiology contexts. Transpiration is distinct from evaporation because the water passes through living plant tissue before being released.

常見錯誤

Plants lose water by evaporation.
Plants lose water by transpiration.
Evaporation is a purely physical process; transpiration is a biological process that happens through living plant tissue.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • transpiration rate
  • transpiration pull
  • transpiration stream
  • transpiration process

常用片語

  • water loss through transpiration
  • reduce transpiration
  • the process of transpiration

介系詞搭配

  • through transpiration
  • by transpiration
  • via transpiration