inanimate

inanimate
adjective
  1. 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
  1. late Middle English: from late Latin inanimatus 'lifeless', from in- 'not' + animatus (see animate)
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