- exanimate (adj.)
[exanimate 词源字典]
- 1530s, from Latin exanimatus "lifeless, dead," past participle of exanimare "to deprive of air or breath; tire, fatigue; to deprive of life; to terrify," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + animare "give breath to" (see animate (v.)). Related: Exanimation.[exanimate etymology, exanimate origin, 英语词源]