neuter

neuter
adjective
  1. of or denoting a gender of nouns in some languages, typically contrasting with masculine and feminine or common
    (名词等)中性的
    it is a neuter word in Greek.
    它在希腊语中是个中性词。
  2. (of an animal) lacking developed sexual organs, or having had them removed
    (动物)无性的;无生殖器的;生殖器发育不全的
    ■(of a plant or flower) having neither functional pistils nor functional stamens
    (植物,花朵)无性的,无蕊的
    ■(of a person) apparently having no sexual characteristics; asexual
    (人)无性特征的;无性的
noun
  1. (Grammar)a neuter word
    (语法)中性词
    ■(the neuter)the neuter gender
    中性
  2. a non-fertile caste of social insect, especially a worker bee or ant
    无繁殖能力的昆虫(尤指工蜂、工蚁)
    ■a castrated or spayed domestic animal
    已阉割的家畜
    ■a person who appears to lack sexual characteristics
    没有性特征的人
verb
[with obj.]
  1. castrate or spay (a domestic animal)
    阉割(家畜)
    [as adj. neutered]a neutered tomcat.
    一只阉割过的雄猫。
    ■render ineffective; deprive of vigour or force
    抵消;使无效;使丧失力量
    disarmament negotiations that will neuter their military power.
    会削弱他们的军事力量的裁军谈判。
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin neuter 'neither', from ne- 'not' + uter 'either'
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