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inanimate

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'ænɪmət/🇺🇸 US/in'ænimәt/
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Definitions

adj.

Not alive; not having the qualities of a living being, especially movement or consciousness.

无生命的;无生气的

n.

Something that is not alive.

无生命之物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
animbreath, soul, spirit, life
+
ateto make, having
=inanimate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Rocks and minerals are inanimate objects.

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