emotion

Definitions

e- (ex-, 'out') + mot (moved) + -ion (act/state) = 'a moving-out.' An emotion is a feeling stirred up and moved out from inside you into the open. Latin emovēre meant 'to move out, dislodge, stir'; English narrowed it to inner feelings that get 'moved out.' This is exactly why a story that 'moves' you produces emotion — same root.

Why It Means This

Emotion hides one of the clearest metaphors in the language. The Latin emovēre first meant physically 'to move out' or 'dislodge' — to stir something up and push it outward. When English borrowed it for feelings, it kept that image exactly: an emotion is an inner stirring that has been moved out into the open where it can be seen and felt. That is why we still talk about being 'moved' by something — the feeling and the movement are literally the same root.

Common Collocations

• 1.mixed emotions复杂的情绪
• 2.show emotion流露情感
• 3.control your emotions控制情绪
• 4.raw emotion强烈而原始的情感

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Music has the power to stir deep emotions in listeners.

• 2.

  She felt a mix of emotions when reading the letter.

• 3.

  Love is one of the most powerful human emotions.