neuter
adj
verb
ˈnjuːtə
adj
1
a
neuter
noun,
PRONOUN
etc
belongs
to
a
class
of
words
that
have
different
INFLECTIONS
from
MASCULINE
or
FEMININE
words
[术语] 〔名词、代词等〕中性的;
verb
2
to
remove
part
of
the
sex
organs
of
an
animal
so
that
it
cannot
produce
babies
阉割〔动物〕;
a
neutered
tomcat
被阉割的公猫
3
to
remove
power
from
something
or
to
stop
something
from
being
effective
–
used
to
show
disapproval
使失去作用〔含贬义〕
Plans
to
reform
local
government
are
designed
to
neuter
local
democracy.
改革地方政府的计划旨在压制地方民主。