英语翻译前面说的是做实验,把潮湿的岩石放在干燥的地方,岩石的水分就会排干.但有些水分依然留在了岩石上.然后就说下面这句话.我没太翻译通.Itisheldtherebytheforceofsurfacetensionwithoutw

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英语翻译
前面说的是做实验,把潮湿的岩石放在干燥的地方,岩石的水分就会排干.但有些水分依然留在了岩石上.然后就说下面这句话.我没太翻译通.It is held there by the force of surface tension without which water would drain instantly from any wet surface,leaving it totally dry.
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它被表面张力所支撑着,而水从任何湿润的表面耗干一直到完全干燥,是不需要表面张力的.It is held there by the force of surface tension 主句without which water would drain instantly from any wet surface 定语...