emasculate
英 [ɪ'mæskjʊleɪt]
美 [ɪ'mæskjʊlɪt]
GRE
emasculate 使无男子气的e-, 向外。-masc, 男人，词源同 muscular,male. 即被阉割的。
- 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.
- 1. The company tried to emasculate the unions.
- 公司试图削弱工会的力量。
来自辞典例句
- 2. Physically, she was of a pale, emasculate and unimportant structure.
- 就身体上说, 她肤色苍白, 身体柔弱,并不出色.
来自辞典例句
- 3. To remove the testicles of a male; geld or emasculate.
- 去除(雄性动物的)睾丸; 阉割或使无男子气.
来自互联网
- 4. Castrate: To remove the testicles of a male; geld or emasculate.
- 阉割: 去除(雄性动物的)睾丸; 阉割或使无男子气.
来自互联网
- 5. To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.
- 使丧失精力或精神; 使软弱.
来自互联网
