inanimate

• adj. 无生命的；无生气的

中文词源

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