inanimate

形容词 inanimate:

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

1. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
   拟人论，拟人观赋予无生命的物体，动物或自然现象以人的动机，特征或行动
2. I am not inattentive to inanimate nature, nor unmindful of the past.
   对无生命的自然我并非不关心，对过去我也并非不留意。
3. Rocks and stones are inanimate.
   岩石是无生命的。

in.an.i.mate

adj.（形容词）
Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms; not animate.See Synonyms at dead
无活力的：不具备与活跃的、有生命的机体相关的一些特质的；无生气的参见 dead
Not animated or energetic; dull.
无生气的：没有活力或精力的；枯燥的
Grammar Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things:
【语法】 无生命的：属于代表无生命的东西的一类名词：
例句：
The wordcar is inanimate; the word dog is animate.
单词car 是无生命的词；单词 dog 是有生命的名词

【引伸】
inan.imately
adv.（副词）
inan.imateness
n.（名词）