inanimate + noun
inanimate 常作定语,修饰名词,表示“无生命的”。
The science class studied inanimate objects like rocks and water.
科学课研究了岩石和水这类无生命的物体。
无生命的;没有生命的
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无生命的;没有生命的
not alive; lacking life
The science class studied inanimate objects like rocks and water.
科学课研究了岩石和水这类无生命的物体。
缺乏运动性质或能力的;如无生命物体。
Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
没有生命的,且从未有生命的,尤其不像人类和动物。
Not alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
非动物的;无生命的。
Not animate.
The scientist studied the inanimate rocks to understand the region's geology.
科学家研究无生命的岩石,以了解该地区的地质情况。
Although the doll is inanimate, it seems to have a personality in the movie.
虽然这个洋娃娃是无生命的,但它在电影里似乎有性格。
Wind is invisible, and it can move both animate and inanimate objects.
风是看不见的,它能移动有生命和无生命的物体。
inanimate 常作定语,修饰名词,表示“无生命的”。
The science class studied inanimate objects like rocks and water.
科学课研究了岩石和水这类无生命的物体。
作表语时,表示主体没有生命或缺乏活力。
Many people believe that a stone is inanimate.
许多人认为石头是无生命的。
Not this
Carbon dioxide is an inanimate compound.
Use this
Carbon dioxide is an inorganic compound.
描述化合物类别时,化学术语应用 inorganic(无机的),指不含碳或特定价态;inanimate 意为“无生命的”,只能用于非生物,不能与“无机物”混用。
Not this
The cat was inanimate behind the sofa, waiting to pounce.
Use this
The cat was motionless behind the sofa, waiting to pounce.
inanimate 表示“无生命的、已死的”或“失去知觉的”,用来描述活着的动物静止不动会让语义变成“死猫”;表达“一动不动的”应用 motionless 或 still。
Not this
The poison inanimated the rat.
Use this
The poison killed the rat.
inanimate 是形容词,不是动词;英语中不能用 inanimate + -d 构成及物动词。要表达“杀死/使失去生命”,应用 kill 或短语 render something inanimate。
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无生命物体
A chair is an inanimate object, so it cannot move by itself.
椅子是无生命物体,所以它不能自己移动。
无生命物质
Rocks and water are examples of inanimate matter.
岩石和水是无生命物质的例子。
无生命的自然界
In his poems, he often contrasts human passion with inanimate nature.
在他的诗歌中,他常常将人的激情与无生命的自然界作对比。
无生命名词
In English, inanimate nouns usually take the pronoun 'it'.
在英语中,无生命名词通常用代词 it 来指代。
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in(不)+animate(有生命的)→ 没有生命的;想象一块石头,毫无生气。
语域:mixed 常见场景:正式或学术写作、语法或语言学讨论、日常描述物体或事物时 该词通常用于正式或书面语境,多出现在学术、科学和语法讨论中;日常口语里更常说 not alive 或 non-living。在语法中可表示“无生命(名词)”,但整体语气比较正式。
通常作定语或表语,不接介词短语;用于描述无生命的事物。
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