emanate
/ˈeməneɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeməneɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈe-mə-ˌnāt/ (ame, mw)
emanate — verb
- emanatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- emanateshe / she / it
- emanatedpast simple
- emanating-ing form
1. to clearly show a particular quality, feeling, or attitude through your appearan
to clearly show a particular quality, feeling, or attitude through your appearance, the way you speak, or your actions, so that other people notice it.
Devika emanates such quiet confidence that everyone trusts her decisions.
collocation: emanate confidence / emanate calm
As a young teacher, Joon emanated an authority that came from real knowledge.
collocation: emanate authority
Shirin emanates so much enthusiasm that the whole team stays motivated through long projects.
The old courtyard garden emanated a peaceful feeling that calmed everyone who entered.
Nadia's voice over the phone emanated a warmth that made me feel less anxious.
- exude
slightly more physical and intense — 'exude confidence' suggests a very strong, almost involuntary display
- radiate
conveys warmth and positivity spreading outwards; very similar to emanate but more common in everyday writing
- project
more deliberate and active — you project an image on purpose, while you emanate it naturally
文法句型
emanate + noun phrase (quality/feeling/attitude)
用法筆記
Subject is often a person, but can also be a place, piece of writing, music, or artwork. The quality emitted is always abstract — confidence, warmth, calm, authority, kindness.
常見錯誤
2. to come out or spread out from a specific place, object, or person — used about
to come out or spread out from a specific place, object, or person — used about light, sound, heat, a smell, or smoke.
A strange humming sound emanated from the old engine room below deck.
pattern: emanate from [location]
Soft golden light emanated from behind the curtain of Ramón's study.
An unusual sweet smell emanated from the kitchen as Hiro opened the oven door.
Thin blue smoke was still emanating from a crack in the wall near the fireplace.
Voices and laughter emanated from the garden where the party had already begun.
文法句型
emanate from + noun phrase (source)
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'from' to indicate the source. The source is usually a physical location or object. Unlike sense 3, the emission is the subject of the sentence, not the object.
常見錯誤
3. to produce and send out something such as light, heat, a smell, or a vapour, usu
to produce and send out something such as light, heat, a smell, or a vapour, usually in a steady or continuous way.
The small clay lamp emanated a warm orange glow across the desk.
collocation: emanate a glow / emanate heat
These old factory chimneys used to emanate thick black smoke over the whole town.
The clay pot emanated a faint earthy smell when Baraka poured in hot water.
Some deep-sea mushrooms emanate a soft blue light in the dark water.
The old radiator still emanated a steady warmth even though the switch was off.
- absorb
to take in rather than send out (e.g. 'a dark surface absorbs heat')
文法句型
emanate + noun phrase (light/heat/smell/substance)
用法筆記
Subject is the source that produces the emission — a lamp, a chimney, a flower, etc. The emitted thing is physical (light, heat, smell, smoke). Distinguish from sense 2: here the source is the grammatical subject (The lamp emanated a glow), while sense 2 inverts the relationship (A glow emanated from the lamp).