spring from
phrasal verbspring from something
- (formal) to be caused by something; to start from something
由某事物造成；起源于（或来自）某事物 - The idea for the novel sprang from a trip to India.
写这部小说的想法源于一次去印度的旅行。
- The idea for the novel sprang from a trip to India.
spring from…
- (informal) to appear suddenly and unexpectedly from a particular place
突如其来地从（某处）出现 - Where on earth did you spring from?
你究竟是从哪儿冒出来的？
- Where on earth did you spring from?