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shaped by the environment; taking in the impact of circumstances

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ěr rú mù rǎn

耳 濡 目 染

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slshaped by the environment; taking in the impact of circumstances
- tā men zài ěr rú mù rǎn yǐ jí zhuān mén de sì miào jiào yù zhōng jiē shòu fó ye de xūn táo zhú jiàn xíng chéng le yī xiē bù liáng de xí guàn
  他们在耳濡目染以及专门的寺庙教育中接受佛爷的熏陶，逐渐形成了一些不良的习惯。
  They take the edification of the Buddha when they are in the temple and the special monastic education, and they gradually formed some bad habits.
- tā sì hū shì tōng guò ěr rú mù rǎn lái xī shōu xìn xī de
  她似乎是通过耳濡目染来吸收信息的。
  She seems to absorb information through a process of osmosis.
synonym
qián yí mò huà潜移默化 ěr wén mù dǔ耳闻目睹 ěr wén mù rǎn耳闻目染 ěr xūn mù rǎn耳熏目染 mù rǔ ěr rǎn目擩耳染 mù rǎn ěr rú目染耳濡 ěr xí mù rǎn耳习目染 ěr rǎn mù rú耳染目濡

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"耳濡目染" is different from "潜移默化". "潜移默化" emphasizes the gradual change that is affected; "耳濡目染" emphasizes the continuous impact through frequent contact.

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