inanimately

/ˌɪˈnænəmətli/ adv

In an inanimate manner.

Word Origin Inanimate comes from in- 'not' and anima 'breath, life' — literally 'without life.' Inanimately is the adverb. Anima gives us animate (to give life), animation, and animal (a living being). The PIE *h₂enh₁- 'to breathe' is the root. So inanimate things lack the breath of life.

adv In an inanimate manner.

The statue stood inanimately in the garden, unaffected by the passing seasons.

(副词) 无生命地

雕像毫无生气地矗立在花园中,不受季节更替的影响。

(adverbio) De manera inanimada.

La estatua permanecía inanimada en el jardín, sin verse afectada por el paso de las estaciones.

(adverbe) inanimement [De manière inanimée, comme un objet dépourvu de vie.]

La statue se tenait **inanimately** dans le jardin, indifférente aux saisons qui passent.

(Adverb) leblos; unbelebt [Auf eine leblose oder unbelebte Weise; ohne Anzeichen von Leben oder Bewegung.]

Die Statue stand **inanimately** im Garten, unberührt von den wechselnden Jahreszeiten.

(副詞) 命のない manner で。生気のない manner で。

像は庭に命なく立ち、季節の移ろいにも影響されなかった。

(advérbio) inanimadamente; sem vida; inanimado [De maneira inanimada.]

A estátua permaneceu inanimadamente no jardim, sem ser afetada pelas estações que passavam.

Word parts: in + anim + ate + ly

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