“渗透作用”的英语表达是 “osmosis”。
这个词在生物学、化学等领域常用来描述溶剂(如水)通过半透膜从低浓度溶液向高浓度溶液扩散的过程。例如:
Osmosis is the process by which water molecules pass through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.(渗透作用是水分子通过半透膜从低溶质浓度区域向高溶质浓度区域扩散的过程。)