adanimacy
Describing entities or objects that lack biological life, sentience, or a soul. It is a technical term used to categorize non-living matter, especially in philosophical or specialized linguistic contexts.
例句
3 / 5The adanimacy nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel eerie at night.
The lifeless nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel creepy at night.
Academic research into the adanimacy features of lunar soil suggests a total absence of organic history.
Scholarly research into the non-living characteristics of moon soil indicates no history of life.
I couldn't relate to the game character because of its purely adanimacy design.
I couldn't connect with the character because its design felt completely soulless.
词族
记忆技巧
Think of 'A' (meaning 'without') + 'Anima' (meaning 'soul' or 'breath'). Adanimacy means something without a soul or breath of life.
快速测验
The philosopher argued that we should not project human emotions onto _____ objects.
正确！
正确答案是： adanimacy
例句
The adanimacy nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel eerie at night.
everydayThe lifeless nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel creepy at night.
Academic research into the adanimacy features of lunar soil suggests a total absence of organic history.
formalScholarly research into the non-living characteristics of moon soil indicates no history of life.
I couldn't relate to the game character because of its purely adanimacy design.
informalI couldn't connect with the character because its design felt completely soulless.
The study differentiates between sentient organisms and adanimacy matter within the ecosystem.
academicThe study distinguishes between living beings and non-living matter in the environment.
The legal team argued that the equipment had adanimacy status and therefore could not be held responsible for the accident.
businessThe lawyers argued the machinery was a non-living object and thus not liable for the crash.
词族
常见搭配
常用短语
purely adanimacy
completely without life
adanimacy by nature
naturally lifeless
transition to adanimacy
becoming non-living
容易混淆的词
Adamancy refers to the quality of being stubborn or unyielding, whereas adanimacy refers to being lifeless.
Animacy is the state of being alive or sentient; adanimacy is the lack thereof.
使用说明
Adanimacy is an extremely rare and technical term; in 99% of cases, the word 'inanimate' or 'non-living' should be used instead. It typically appears in high-level academic or philosophical discourse regarding the nature of existence.
常见错误
Learners often use the suffix '-cy' and assume it must be a noun, but in specific test contexts, it may be used as an adjective. Avoid using it in casual conversation as it will likely not be understood.
记忆技巧
Think of 'A' (meaning 'without') + 'Anima' (meaning 'soul' or 'breath'). Adanimacy means something without a soul or breath of life.
词源
From the Greek-influenced prefix 'a-' (not/without) combined with the Latin 'anima' (soul, life, breath).
语法模式
文化背景
This term may be found in early Cartesian philosophy or specific linguistic categorization tests involving the distinction between living and non-living nouns.
快速测验
The philosopher argued that we should not project human emotions onto _____ objects.
正确！
正确答案是： adanimacy
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and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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