effluent

effluent — 名詞

1. liquid waste containing chemicals or sewage that factories, farms, or treatment

1.名詞B2
釋義

廢水；廢液

工廠或處理廠排出的液體廢物

liquid waste containing chemicals or sewage that factories, farms, or treatment plants release into natural waterways such as rivers and the ocean.

例句

The factory was fined for releasing untreated effluent into the river near Samir's town.

那間工廠因為將未經處理的廢水排放到 Samir 家附近的河裡而被罰款。

untreated effluent — waste that has not been cleaned or processed

Élise tested the creek water below the industrial plant's main effluent pipe.

Élise 在工業廠房主要廢水排放管的下游測試了溪水水質。

effluent pipe — a pipe that carries liquid waste

同義詞
  • sewage

    refers specifically to human and household waste, not industrial chemicals

  • wastewater

    broader term that includes used water from homes and businesses

  • discharge

    can refer to solid, liquid, or gaseous waste being released

  • runoff

    rainwater that carries pollutants from land surfaces, not from pipes or plants

反義詞
  • fresh water

    clean, unpolluted water from natural sources

文法句型

effluent + noun (attributive)

uncountable in general reference

用法筆記

Typically uncountable when referring to waste in general ('The river was polluted by effluent'). Becomes countable when specifying different kinds or sources ('Several industrial effluents were found in the sample').

常見錯誤

❌The rich effluent businessman bought a new car.
✅The affluent businessman bought a new car.
💡'effluent' (waste) and 'affluent' (wealthy) sound similar but have very different meanings.
❌The river was polluted by many effluents.' (when referring to general waste)
✅The river was polluted by effluent.
💡For general reference, use the uncountable form.
❌Effluent is the same as human sewage.
✅Sewage is one type of effluent; industrial chemical waste is another.
💡Sewage is a subset of effluent, not a synonym.

effluent — 形容詞