effluent: [19] Effluent is that which ‘flows out’. The word comes from the present participle of Latin effluere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and fluere ‘flow’ (source of English fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flux, and a host of derivatives). English originally acquired it as an adjective in the 18th century, but did not begin to use it in its present-day noun senses until the mid 19th century. From the same source come effluvium [17] and efflux [17]. => fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flux
effluent (adj.)
mid-15c., from Latin effluentem "flowing out" (see effluence). As a noun, "that which flows out," from 1859; specific meaning "liquid industrial waste" is from 1930.
双语例句
1. Industrial effluent often causes a problem to people's health.
工业废水常常危害人们的健康.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Effluent from the sedimentation tank is dosed with disinfectant to kill any harmful organisms.
沉降池中的废水中加入了消毒剂，以消灭所有有害微生物。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Dangerous effluent from some chemical plants is being poured into the river through the town.
几家化学工厂排出的有害废水正流入通过我们市镇的河里.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Fixing the levels of effluent charges poses some severe problems.
把排污收费规定在一个水平上,又引起一些严重问题.
来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
5. Section 301 ( b ) ( 2 ) prescribes BAT effluent limitations for " nonconventional " and toxic pollutants.