in·an·i·mate /(ˌ)ɪˈnænəmət/
 (a.)死氣沈沈的,沒生命的,無精打采的


 in·an·i·mate /(ˈ)ɪnˈænəmət/ 形容詞
 無生命的,無生機的


 In·an·i·mate a.  Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.
    Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves.   --Byron.
 Syn: -- Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See Lifeless.

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 In·an·i·mate v. t.  To animate. [Obs.]


 inanimate
      adj 1: belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things;
             "the word `car' is inanimate" [ant: animate]
      2: not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate";
         "inanimate objects"; "dead stones" [syn: nonliving, dead]
         [ant: animate]
      3: appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible
         pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" [syn: breathless,
          pulseless]