To emanate is to come out from a source and spread. A smell can emanate from a kitchen, light from a door left open, heat from stones in the sun. People also use it for a quality: calm or confidence can emanate from someone, as if it were flowing off them.

To emanateemanate is to come out from a source and spread是從一個源頭散發出來並擴散。 A smell can emanate from a kitchen氣味可以從廚房emanate(散發出來), light from a door left open光可以從沒關的門散出來, heat from stones in the sun熱氣可以從曬太陽的石頭散發出來。 People also use it for a quality人們也會用它來形容一種特質: calm or confidence can emanate from someone平靜或自信可以從一個人身上散發出來, as if it were flowing off them彷彿從他們身上流瀉而出。

You will usually hear emanate from for the source.

You will usually hear你通常會聽到 emanate fromemanate from(從...散發) for the source用來帶出來源。

It is a fairly formal verb. In ordinary talk, give off, come from, or just smell of do the same job.

It is a fairly formal verb這是一個相當正式的動詞。 In ordinary talk在日常對話裡, give off, come from, or just smell ofgive off、come from,或直接說smell of do the same job都能表達同樣的意思。

Though actually, writers like emanate because one shape of sentence can cover real things (light, smell) and feelings (authority, kindness). For a kitchen smell, most people still say it smells of bread.

Though actually不過其實, writers like emanate作家喜歡用emanate because one shape of sentence can cover real things (light, smell) and feelings (authority, kindness)因為同一種句型可以同時涵蓋實際的東西(光、氣味)和感覺(權威、和善)。 For a kitchen smell對於廚房的氣味, most people still say大多數人還是會說 it smells of breadit smells of bread(聞起來有麵包味)。