emerge
Definitions
To come up out of or from behind something and become visible
（从某物中/后面）浮现，露出
To become known or apparent; to come into existence
（事实、问题等）显露，出现；兴起
Root Breakdown
Root-derivede- (out of) + merge (sink, plunge) = "to rise up out of the water." The literal image of something breaking the surface became fully figurative: facts emerge, leaders emerge, patterns emerge. The constant idea is something hidden coming into view.
Root merg still carries 25 more wordsUsage Guide
emerge is intransitive — things emerge; you cannot "emerge something." Common patterns: emerge from (a place/state), emerge as (a role), and the impersonal "it emerged that..." used in news to introduce a newly revealed fact.
Example Sentences
- 1.
A figure slowly emerged from the thick morning fog.
- 2.
New evidence emerged that changed the whole case.
- 3.
She emerged as the strongest candidate after the debate.
- 4.
It later emerged that he had known about the plan all along.