early 15c., from Late Latin inanimatus "lifeless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + animatus (see animation). The same word in 17c. also was a verb meaning "to infuse with life," from the other in- (see in- (2)).
例文
1. He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.
彼は赤ちゃんはほとんど命のないものだと思っている。
2.A rock is an inanimate object.
岩石は生命のない物体である。
3.A stone is an inanimate object.
石は生命のない物体である。dd>
4.It 'strikes to the heart of all life,animate and inanimate .