inanimate

英 [ɪn'ænɪmət]美 [ɪn'ænɪmət]
  • adj. 无生命的；无生气的
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中文词源

inanimate 无生命的

in-,不，非，animate,有生命的。

英文词源

inanimate (adj.)
early 15c., from Late Latin inanimatus "lifeless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + animatus (see animation). The same word in 17c. also was a verb meaning "to infuse with life," from the other in- (see in- (2)).

双语例句

1. He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.
他认为婴儿几乎就是毫无生命的物体。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A rock is an inanimate object.
岩石是无生命的物体。
来自《权威词典》
3. A stone is an inanimate object.
石头是一种无生命的物体.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. It'strikes to the heart of all life, animate and inanimate.
世上万物,一切有生命的和没有生命的东西, 都深切感受到这气息刺心入肺.
来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
5. The voice of the so - called inanimate!
啊,这些无生命的东西却有多么动听的声音!
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹