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)).
inanimate 英文释义
1. belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things;
"the word `car' is inanimate"
2. not endowed with life;
"the inorganic world is inanimate"
"inanimate objects"
"dead stones"
3. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse;
"an inanimate body"
"pulseless and dead"
inanimate 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
inanimate 实用场景例句
A man was lying inanimate on the floor.
一个男子躺在地板上，看样子像是死了。
牛津词典
A rock is an inanimate object.
岩石是无生命的物体。
牛津词典
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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The physical sciences ( physics, chemistry, and astronomy ) deal with material, inanimate systems.
