neuter neither 中
Grammar. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs.
Biology. Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs: the neuter caste in social insects. Botany. Having no pistils or stamens; asexual. Zoology. Sexually undeveloped.
Taking no side; neutral.
Grammar. The neuter gender. A neuter word. A neuter noun.
A castrated animal.
A sexually undeveloped or imperfectly developed insect, such as a worker bee.
A plant without stamens or pistils.
One that is neutral.
To castrate or spay.
n. 中性名词;不及物动词;无性动物;阉割动物
adj. 中性的,(动词)不及物的;【植物学】无生殖器官的,无性的;【动物学】不生育的,生殖器发育不全的
vt. 阉割
例句:
Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender.
在有些语言中,所有的名词都分为阴性和阳性,没有中性名词。
There are three genders in German: masculine, feminine and neuter.
德语中有三性: 阳性、 阴性和中性。
It's really important to spay or neuter your pets.
为你的宠物实施切除卵巢或阉割手术非常重要。
neutral
not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war:
a neutral person or thing
having features or characteristics that are not easily noticed
describes a chemical substance that is neither an acid nor an alkali:
describes an object in physics that has no electrical charge
adj. 中立的,中性的;中立国的;无色彩的,非彩色的:中间色的,属于或表明一种缺乏色度的颜色的,如灰、黑或白色的
n. 中立国;中立者;非彩色
例句:
He remained neutral during the debate.
他在辩论中保持中立。
The water was of a pale, neutral color.
这水是一片淡灰色。
neutrality
The state or policy of being neutral, especially nonparticipation in war
n. 中立; 中立地位;中性; 中和, 平衡
neutralism
The state of being neutral; neutrality.
A political policy or advocacy of nonalignment or noninvolvement in conflicting alliances and of attempting to mediate or conciliate in conflicts between states
n. 中立主义
neutralist
(especially AmE) a person who does not support either side in a war
n.中立主义者
neutralize
To make neutral.
To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.
Chemistry. To make (a solution) neutral. To cause (an acid or base) to undergo neutralization.
Medicine. To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).
Slang. To remove as a threat, especially by killing.
vt. 抵销;使…中和;使…无效;使…中立
vi. 中和;中立化;变无效
例句:
My efforts were neutralized by your one word.
你的一句话把我的一切努力全给毁了。