英语词汇“neuter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | adjective

neuterneuter1 /ˈnut̮ɚ/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYneuter¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin neither, from ne- not + uter which of two

VERB TABLE

neuter

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	neuter
	he, she, it	neuters
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	neutered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have neutered
	he, she, it	has neutered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had neutered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will neuter
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have neutered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am neutering
	he, she, it	is neutering
	you, we, they	are neutering
Past	I, he, she, it	was neutering
	you, we, they	were neutering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been neutering
	he, she, it	has been neutering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been neutering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be neutering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been neutering

science, biology to remove part of the sex organs of an animal so that it cannot produce babies → spay: a neutered tomcat [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin neither, from ne- not + uter which of two]

verb | adjective

neuterneuter2 adjective 1eng. lang. arts in English grammar, a neuter pronoun such as “it” refers to something that is neither male nor female, or does not show the sex of the person or animal that it refers to2biology plants or animals that are neuter have undeveloped sex organs or no sex organs