| 单词 | emasculate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [i'mæskjuleit] |
| 解释 | v. 削弱；阉割；adj. 柔弱的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.削弱(weaken);阉割(castrate); 【记】 e+mascul(男人)+ate →不让做男人→阉割 |
| 字源 | emasculate (v.) c.1600, from Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare "castrate," from ex- "out, away" (see ex-) + masculus "male, manly" (see masculine). Originally and usually in a figurative sense. Related: Emasculated; emasculating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 削弱(力量或活力) = weaken; 阉割 = castrate; adj 无男子气的 【记】e出, mascul = masculine(adj 男性的)－超出男人的境界－阉割 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】e无 + masculate雄性，去掉雄性特征 |
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