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.