pervasive
adjective /pəˈveɪsɪv/
/pərˈveɪsɪv/
- existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing
遍布的；充斥各处的；弥漫的 - a pervasive smell of damp
四处弥漫的潮湿味儿 - Her influence is all-pervasive (= it affects everyone and everything).
她的影响无处不在。 - A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels.
她的小说里充满社会变化的意识。 - the increasingly pervasive subculture in modern society
在现代社会中日益普及的亚文化
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- very
- increasingly
词源mid 18th cent.: from Latin pervas- ‘passed through’ (from the verb pervadere) + -ive. - a pervasive smell of damp