not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans 无生命的(尤指不似动物和人那样具有生命的) inanimate objects like stones. 像石头那样无生命的物体。 ■showing no sign of life; lifeless 无生命迹象的,无生气的,无精打采的 he was completely inanimate and it was difficult to see if he was breathing. 他毫无生命迹象,难以看出他是否还在呼吸。
派生 inanimately adverb 语源
late Middle English: from late Latin inanimatus 'lifeless', from in- 'not' + animatus (see animate)