[mass noun]the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted 传播,传递 the transmission of the HIV virus. 艾滋病病毒的传播。 ■[count noun]a programme or signal that is broadcast or sent out 播出的节目,发送的信号 television transmissions. 播出的电视节目。
the mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the axle in a motor vehicle (机动车辆的)传动装置,变速器
语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin transmissio) (see trans-, mission)