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

e•mas•cu•late v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken:The court emasculated the laws against speeding by fining offenders only five dollars.

e•mas•cu•la•tion n. [uncountable]

e•mas•cu•late v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj.
v.t.

to castrate.
to deprive of strength or vigor;
weaken.

adj.

deprived of or lacking strength or vigor;
effeminate.

Latin ēmasculātus (past participle of ēmasculāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + māscul(us) male + -ātus -ate¹
1600–10

e•mas′cu•la′tion, n.
e•mas′cu•la′tive, adj.
e•mas′cu•la′tor, n.
e•mas•cu•la•to•ry adj.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged debilitate, undermine, devitalize, soften.

emasculate vb /ɪˈmæskjʊˌleɪt/(transitive)

to remove the testicles of; castrate; geld
to deprive of vigour, effectiveness, etc
to remove the stamens from (a flower) to prevent self-pollination for the purposes of plant breeding

adj /ɪˈmæskjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt/

castrated; gelded
deprived of strength, effectiveness, etc

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmasculāre, from masculus male; see masculine

eˌmascuˈlation n eˈmasculative, eˈmasculatory adj eˈmascuˌlator n

单词	emasculate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 e•mas•cu•late /ɪˈmæskyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken:The court emasculated the laws against speeding by fining offenders only five dollars. e•mas•cu•la•tion /ɛˌmæskyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 e•mas•cu•late (v. i mas′kyə lāt′;adj. i mas′kyə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj. v.t. to castrate. to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken. adj. deprived of or lacking strength or vigor; effeminate. Latin ēmasculātus (past participle of ēmasculāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + māscul(us) male + -ātus -ate¹ 1600–10 e•mas′cu•la′tion, n. e•mas′cu•la′tive, adj. e•mas′cu•la′tor, n. e•mas•cu•la•to•ry (i mas′kyə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged debilitate, undermine, devitalize, soften. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emasculate vb /ɪˈmæskjʊˌleɪt/(transitive) to remove the testicles of; castrate; geld to deprive of vigour, effectiveness, etc to remove the stamens from (a flower) to prevent self-pollination for the purposes of plant breeding adj /ɪˈmæskjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt/ castrated; gelded deprived of strength, effectiveness, etc Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmasculāre, from masculus male; see masculine eˌmascuˈlation n eˈmasculative, eˈmasculatory adj eˈmascuˌlator n
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