油然而生yóu rán ér shēng[of a feeling] arise spontaneously; rise of itself; be produced of itself;well up
❍ 眼看自己目下的处境，类似的苦闷，也难免不～了。(罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》109) The thought of his own circumstances made Xu Pengfei feel much the same way.
❍ 道静竭力使自己镇静下来。一种～的喜悦，使得她的眼睛明亮起来。(杨沫《青春之歌》117) Daojing did her best to calm down,but an uprush of respect and indefinable pleasure at this meeting made her eyes sparkle. 油然而生yóu rán ér shēnɡ油然：自然而然地。指某种感情或思想自然而然地产生出来。Admiration wells up in one’s heart. be produced of itself, arise spontaneously |