emanation

emanation
noun
  1. 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
  1. late 16th cent.: from late Latin emanatio(n-), from Latin emanare (see emanate)
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