泄

• 拼音: xiè
• 汉字拆解: 泄 = 氵(water radical) + 世 (generation — water flowing through time, i.e. leaking out)

含义

To leak; to vent; to let out or discharge (liquid, gas, information, or emotion). To release something that was contained.

A single-character verb used as a root in many compound words (泄漏, 泄露, 泄密, 泄气). On its own, it often describes the discharge of liquid or gas. In literary contexts, it can describe venting emotions.

例句

1. 管道破裂导致大量污水向外泄，严重污染了周边土壤。
2. 气球上有一个小孔，气体正在缓慢地向外泄。
3. 他积压已久的情绪终于通过这场哭泣得到了一定的宣泄。

用法指南

语境: engineering, environment, literature

语气: negative

正确说法

• 储罐底部出现裂缝，导致化学品持续向外泄，当局已封锁现场。(A crack appeared at the base of the tank, causing chemicals to continuously leak outward; authorities have cordoned off the area.)
• 经年累积的压抑情绪如洪水般向外泄，令他难以自控。(Years of pent-up suppressed emotion burst outward like floodwater, making it difficult for him to control himself.)

错误说法

• 泄 alone for 'to tell a secret' — use 泄露 or 泄密 for leaking information

起源与历史

泄 (水 water radical + 世 — water flowing out); original meaning: to drain or discharge water

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal