inanimate的词源

英文词源

inanimate (adj.)

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)).

中文词源

inanimate：无生命的

in-,不，非，animate,有生命的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：inanimate 词源，inanimate 含义。

inanimate：无生命的；无生气的，无精打采的，单调的

词根词缀： in-不,无,非 + -anim-生命 + -ate动词词尾