os·mo·sis /ɒzˈməʊsɪs $ ɑːzˈmoʊ-/ noun [uncountableU] 1 LEARNif you learn facts or understand ideas by osmosis, you gradually learn them by hearing them often 耳濡目染,潜移默化by osmosis Children learn new languages by osmosis. 儿童在耳濡目染中学会新语言。
He seems to absorb information through a process of osmosis. 他似乎是通过耳濡目染来吸收信息的。
—osmotic /ɒzˈmɒtɪk $ ɑːzˈmɑː-/ adjectiveadj