形容詞 inanimate:

1. belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
2. not endowed with life
   同義詞：nonliving, non-living, dead
3. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
   同義詞：breathless, pulseless

1. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
   擬人論，擬人觀賦予無生命的物體，動(dòng)物或自然現(xiàn)象以人的動(dòng)機(jī)，特征或行動(dòng)
2. I am not inattentive to inanimate nature, nor unmindful of the past.
   對(duì)無生命的自然我并非不關(guān)心，對(duì)過去我也并非不留意。
3. Rocks and stones are inanimate.
   巖石是無生命的。

in.an.i.mate

adj.（形容詞）
Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms; not animate.See Synonyms at dead
無活力的：不具備與活躍的、有生命的機(jī)體相關(guān)的一些特質(zhì)的；無生氣的參見 dead
Not animated or energetic; dull.
無生氣的：沒有活力或精力的；枯燥的
Grammar Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things:
【語法】 無生命的：屬于代表無生命的東西的一類名詞：
例句：
The wordcar is inanimate; the word dog is animate.
單詞car 是無生命的詞；單詞 dog 是有生命的名詞

【引伸】
inan.imately
adv.（副詞）
inan.imateness
n.（名詞）