emasculate

emasculate

意味(日本語)

去勢する、骨抜きにする

語源

  • masc- : L.masculus = masculine(男らしい)

意味(英語)

  • (verb-transitive) To castrate.
  • (verb-transitive) To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
  • (adjective) Deprived of virility, strength, or vigor.

例文

  • He criticised central government for seeking to "emasculate" the Zulu Kingdom by reducing it to an administrative centre with no political power.

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