inanimate

adj.

无生命的；无生气的；无精打采的；单调的

inanimate object无生物；静物

1. Rocks and stones are inanimate.
   岩石是无生命的。
2. Animals are living beings, not inanimate objects.
   动物是生灵，不是没有生命的物体。

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Domain-specific knowledge systems in the brain the animate-inanimate distinction.
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