in·an·i·mate /(ˌ)ɪˈnænəmət/
(a.)死氣沈沈的,沒生命的,無精打采的
in·an·i·mate /(ˈ)ɪnˈænəmət/ 形容詞
無生命的,無生機的
In·an·i·mate a. Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.
Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. --Byron.
Syn: -- Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See Lifeless.
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In·an·i·mate v. t. To animate. [Obs.]
inanimate
adj 1: belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things;
"the word `car' is inanimate" [ant: animate]
2: not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate";
"inanimate objects"; "dead stones" [syn: nonliving, dead]
[ant: animate]
3: appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible
pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" [syn: breathless,
pulseless]