emanate
/ˈeməneɪt/verb
no obj.(emanate from)
1- (of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source)(抽象但感觉得到的东西)散发:
warmth emanated from the fireplace
暖烘烘的热气从壁炉里散发出来
she felt an undeniable charm emanating from him.
她感到他身上有一种难以抗拒的魅力。
1.1
- originate from; be produced by来源(于); 产生(自):
the proposals emanated from a committee.
这些建议是由一个委员会提出的。
1.2
- with obj. give out or emit (something abstract but perceptible)发出, 散发出(抽象但感觉得到的东西):
he emanated a powerful brooding air.
他散发出一股咄咄逼人的强大气势。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from Latin emanat - 'flowed out', from the verb emanare, from e - (variant of ex -) 'out' + manare 'to flow'.