an abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source 发出(或散发)的东西 she saw the insults as emanations of his own tortured personality. 她把这些侮辱看作是他自身人格扭曲的表现。 ■[mass noun]the action or process of issuing from a source 发出,散发 the risk of radon gas emanation. 氡气散发的危险。 ■a tenuous substance or form of radiation given off by something (散发出的)稀薄物质 vaporous emanations wreathe the mill's foundations. 磨坊的底部笼罩在雾气之中。 ■(Chemistry, archaic)a radioactive gas formed by radioactive decay of a solid (化 古)放射性射气,射气 ■a body or organization that has its source or takes its authority from another 下属机构 the commission is an emanation of the state. 委员会是该州的下属机构。 ■(in various mystical traditions) a being or force which is a manifestation of God 体现上帝存在的事物(或力量);(神的)显灵
派生 语源
late 16th cent.: from late Latin emanatio(n-), from Latin emanare (see emanate)