• adj. 無(wú)生命的；無(wú)生氣的

in-,不，非，animate,有生命的。

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)).

1. He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.

他認(rèn)為嬰兒幾乎就是毫無(wú)生命的物體。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. A rock is an inanimate object.

巖石是無(wú)生命的物體。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. A stone is an inanimate object.

石頭是一種無(wú)生命的物體.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. It'strikes to the heart of all life, animate and inanimate.

世上萬(wàn)物,一切有生命的和沒有生命的東西, 都深切感受到這氣息刺心入肺.

來(lái)自英漢 - 翻譯樣例 - 文學(xué)

5. The voice of the so - called inanimate!

啊,這些無(wú)生命的東西卻有多么動(dòng)聽的聲音!

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹