emasculate

• 形容使某人或某事物感到软弱、无力或失去男子气概的行为。

Describes the act of making someone or something feel less powerful or less masculine.

1. Deprived of strength or effectivenessC2formal

   Made weaker or less effective; stripped of power or vitality.

   被削弱的

   • The emasculate version of the law failed to address the core issues.
   • His emasculate argument lacked any real conviction.
   • The committee's emasculate response disappointed the activists.

   同义词debilitateddrainedenervatedimpotentpowerlessweakened

   反义词empowerfortifystrengthen

• 动词，指削弱或剥夺某人、某群体或某事物的力量、权力或效能；也可指使失去男子气概或进行阉割。

A verb meaning to deprive a person, group, or thing of strength, power, or effectiveness; to weaken or undermine.

1. Deprive of strength or effectivenessC2formal

   To make someone or something weaker or less effective.

   削弱

   • The new regulations emasculated the power of the committee.
   • Constant criticism can emasculate a person's confidence.
   • The budget cuts emasculated the research program.

   同义词crippledebilitatedisableenervateenfeebleimpairsapundermineweaken

   反义词empowerfortifyinvigoratestrengthen

2. Deprive of male characteristicsC2formal

   To remove the male qualities or attributes from someone or something.

   使失去男子气概

   • The ancient practice was used to emasculate captured enemies.
   • Some cultures historically used rituals to emasculate slaves.
   • The surgery was performed to emasculate the animal.

   同义词castrateeffeminizeunman

   反义词masculinize