vt. 阉割, 使柔弱

a. 阉割了的, 柔弱的

Emasculate \E*mas"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus
male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.]
1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate
power; to castrate; to geld.

2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to
render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.

Luxury had not emasculated their minds. --V. Knox.

emasculate \e*mas"cu*late\, a.
Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. ``Emasculate
slave.'' --Hammond.