animate英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To impart motion or the appearance of motion to. transitive

— leaves animated by a stiff breeze
To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit. transitive

— The more to animate the people, he stood on high […] and cried unto them with a loud voice.

形容词 adj.

That lives.
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
Dynamic, energetic.

— She is an engaging and animate speaker.
having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans, animals and deities, sometimes also plants, spirits, etc.)

— Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

词形变化

more animate comparative most animate superlative animates present,singular,third-person animating participle,present animated participle,past animated past

词汇关系

衍生词

animacy animately animateness animatism animatist inanimate non-animate semianimate subanimate transitive animate interanimate reanimate animatable animated cartoon animated oat animative animatography animator animater animatrix deanimate disanimate overanimate transanimate

词源

词源 1

From Middle English animat(e), from Latin animātus, perfect passive participle of animō (“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

词源 2

From Middle English animat(e), from Latin animātus, perfect passive participle of animō (“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).