emasculate

• vt. 阉割；使柔弱
• adj. 柔弱的；阉割了的

e-, 向外。-masc, 男人，词源同 muscular,male. 即被阉割的。

emasculate (v.)

c. 1600, from Latin emasculatus, past participle of emasculare "castrate," from assimilated form of ex- "out, away" (see ex-) + masculus "male, manly" (see masculine). Originally and usually in a figurative sense in English. Related: Emasculated; emasculating.

1. The company tried to emasculate the unions.

公司试图削弱工会的力量。

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2. Physically, she was of a pale, emasculate and unimportant structure.

就身体上说, 她肤色苍白, 身体柔弱,并不出色.

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3. To remove the testicles of a male; geld or emasculate.

去除(雄性动物的)睾丸; 阉割或使无男子气.

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4. Castrate: To remove the testicles of a male; geld or emasculate.

阉割: 去除(雄性动物的)睾丸; 阉割或使无男子气.

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5. To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.

使丧失精力或精神; 使软弱.

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