emasculate
英 [?'m?skj?le?t]
美[?'m?skj?l?t]
- vt. 閹割；使柔弱
- adj. 柔弱的；閹割了的
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數:?emasculates;過去式:?emasculated;過去分詞:?emasculated;現在分詞:?emasculating;名詞:?emasculation;
中文詞源
emasculate 使無男子氣的
e-, 向外。-masc, 男人，詞源同 muscular,male. 即被閹割的。
英文詞源
- emasculate (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare "castrate," from assimilated form of ex- "out, away" (see ex-) + masculus "male, manly" (see masculine). Originally and usually in a figurative sense in English. Related: Emasculated; emasculating.
雙語例句
- 1. The company tried to emasculate the unions.
- 公司試圖削弱工會的力量。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Physically, she was of a pale, emasculate and unimportant structure.
- 就身體上說, 她膚色蒼白, 身體柔弱,并不出色.
來自辭典例句
- 3. To remove the testicles of a male; geld or emasculate.
- 去除(雄性動物的)睪丸; 閹割或使無男子氣.
來自互聯網
- 4. Castrate: To remove the testicles of a male; geld or emasculate.
- 閹割: 去除(雄性動物的)睪丸; 閹割或使無男子氣.
來自互聯網
- 5. To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.
- 使喪失精力或精神; 使軟弱.
來自互聯網