effluent

effluent
noun
  1. [mass noun]liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea
    废水,污水
    industrial effluent.
    工业废水。
    [count noun]contamination with trade effluents.
    商业废水的污染。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the adjective sense 'flowing out'): from Latin effluent- 'flowing out', from the verb effluere (see effluence). The noun dates from the mid 19th cent
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