early 15c., from Late Latin inanimatus "lifeless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + animatus (see animation). The same word in 17c. also was a verb meaning "to infuse with life," from the other in- (see in- (2)).
雙語例句
1. He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.
他認(rèn)為嬰兒幾乎就是毫無生命的物體。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A rock is an inanimate object.
巖石是無生命的物體。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. A stone is an inanimate object.
石頭是一種無生命的物體.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. It'strikes to the heart of all life, animate and inanimate.