老板公开批评他的决策,这种行为让他感到被削弱和无能为力。

The boss's public criticism of his decisions emasculates him and makes him feel powerless.

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The boss's public criticism of his decisions emasculates him and makes him feel powerless.

emasculates 是动词 emasculate 的第三人称单数形式。这个词由前缀 e-(表示"去除")和词根 mascul(来自拉丁语"男性")加上动词后缀 -ate 构成,字面意思是"去除男性特征"。引申为"削弱、使无力",指剥夺某人(通常是男性)的力量或权威,使其显得软弱无能。

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