emasculate

英 [ɪˈmæs.kjə.leɪt]      美 [ɪˈmæs.kjə.leɪt]
  • vt. 阉割;使柔弱
  • adj. 柔弱的;阉割了的
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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。
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.
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.
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.
5. To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.
使丧失精力或精神; 使软弱.

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