- emasculate (v.)
[emasculate 词源字典]
- 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.[emasculate etymology, emasculate origin, 英语词源]