lifelessly

/ˈɫaɪfɫəsli/ adv

Without life or appearing to be without life.

Word Origin From life plus the suffix -less 'devoid of' — so lifelessly means in a manner devoid of life. The root life is from Old English līf, also giving us live, alive, lively, and lifelong. The -less suffix is the same as in hopeless, endless, and countless. The PIE root *leip- 'to remain, persist' is also in leave and left.

adv Without life or appearing to be without life.

The puppet hung lifelessly from its strings when the show ended.

(副词) 无生命地;死气沉沉地;毫无生气地

演出结束后,木偶毫无生气地挂在绳子上。

(adverbio) sin vida; exánime; inánime; lánguidamente [Sin vida o aparentemente sin vida.]

La marioneta colgaba inerte de sus hilos cuando terminó el espectáculo.

(adverbe) sans vie; inanimément; mollement [D'une manière qui semble dépourvue de vie, inanimée.]

La marionnette pendait lifelessement au bout de ses fils à la fin du spectacle.

(Adverb) leblos; ohne Leben; wie tot [Ohne Leben oder so erscheinend, als ob kein Leben vorhanden wäre.]

Die Marionette hing nach Ende der Vorstellung **lifelessly** an ihren Fäden.

(副詞) 命がないかのように。生気なく、活力を失って。

ショーが終わると、人形は糸から元気を失ったようにぶら下がっていた。

(advérbio) sem vida; inanimadamente; inerte [Sem vida ou parecendo estar sem vida.]

O boneco pendia inerte de seus fios quando o show terminou.

Word parts: life + less + ly

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