inanimate
/ɪnˈænɪmət/adjective
1- not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans无生命的（尤指不似动物和人那样具有生命的）：
inanimate objects like stones.
像石头那样无生命的物体。
1.1
- showing no sign of life; lifeless无生命迹象的, 无生气的, 无精打采的：
he was completely inanimate and it was difficult to see if he was breathing.
他毫无生命迹象, 难以看出他是否还在呼吸。
派生词
inanimately
adverb词源
late Middle English: from late Latin inanimatus 'lifeless'， from in- 'not'+ animatus （see ANIMATE）.