emanate

IPA/ˈeməneɪt/
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emanate — 動詞

  • 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

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

流露；散發

透過言行表現出某種特質

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.

例句

Devika emanates such quiet confidence that everyone trusts her decisions.

Devika 流露出沉穩的自信，每個人都相信她的決定。

collocation: emanate confidence / emanate calm

As a young teacher, Joon emanated an authority that came from real knowledge.

身為年輕老師的 Joon 散發出一種來自真才實學的權威感。

collocation: emanate authority

常見搭配
  • emanate confidence
  • emanate warmth
  • emanate authority
  • emanate calm
  • emanate enthusiasm
  • emanate a sense of
同義詞
  • 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

Devika emanates confidence from her smile.
Devika emanates confidence in everything she does.
'emanate' is usually followed directly by the quality, not connected by 'from' to a body part or action.
He emanated that he was nervous.
He emanated nervousness.
'emanate' takes a noun object, not a that-clause.

2. to come out or spread out from a specific place, object, or person — used about

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

發出；傳出

從某個來源出現或散發（光、聲、氣味等）

to come out or spread out from a specific place, object, or person — used about light, sound, heat, a smell, or smoke.

例句

A strange humming sound emanated from the old engine room below deck.

一陣奇怪的嗡嗡聲從甲板下的老機房傳出來。

pattern: emanate from [location]

Soft golden light emanated from behind the curtain of Ramón's study.

柔和的金色光芒從 Ramón 書房的窗簾後透出來。

常見搭配
  • emanate from the
  • light emanated from
  • sound emanated from
  • smoke emanating from
  • emanate from behind
同義詞
  • issue

    more formal and suggests a steady flow (e.g. 'smoke issued from the chimney')

  • emerge

    broader — can apply to people or things coming into view, not just emissions

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

The smell emanated of flowers.
A flowery smell emanated from the garden.
The source follows 'from,' not 'of.'
The sound emanated out of the room.
The sound emanated from the room.
'from' is the correct preposition; 'out of' is unnatural with 'emanate.'

3. to produce and send out something such as light, heat, a smell, or a vapour, usu

3.動詞及物C1
釋義

散發；排放

持續產生並釋放出（光、熱、氣味等）

to produce and send out something such as light, heat, a smell, or a vapour, usually in a steady or continuous way.

例句

The small clay lamp emanated a warm orange glow across the desk.

那盞小陶燈在桌上散發出一圈溫暖的橘色光暈。

collocation: emanate a glow / emanate heat

These old factory chimneys used to emanate thick black smoke over the whole town.

這些老工廠煙囪過去經常向整個小鎮排放濃濃的黑煙。

常見搭配
  • emanate light
  • emanate heat
  • emanate a smell
  • emanate smoke
  • emanate a glow
同義詞
  • emit

    more technical and neutral; preferred in scientific writing

  • give off

    less formal, everyday equivalent (e.g. 'the cheese gave off a strong smell')

  • release

    suggests something held back being let out, often suddenly rather than steadily

反義詞
  • 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).

常見錯誤

The sun emanates light onto the earth.
The sun emanates light and heat.
'onto the earth' is unnecessary; the emission itself is the direct object.
The flowers emanated a sweet smell out.
The flowers emanated a sweet smell.
'out' is redundant; 'emanate' already means 'send out.'
片語動詞

emanate from

phrasal verb

To come out from a source or origin.

源自於

A warm glow emanated from the fireplace in the living room.

Did that strange noise emanate from the basement?

同根字

  • emanation
    名詞C2
  • emanative
    形容詞C2

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常用片語

  • emanate from a source

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