Animate beings are usually "non-neuter," while inanimate objects may be either neuter or non-neuter.

有生命的存在，通常用“非中性[non - neuter]”，而无生命的对象既可以是中性，也可以是非中性。

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In those languages, men are (usually, but not always) masculine, females are feminine, and inanimate objects may be masculine, feminine, or neuter.

在这些语言中，男人(通常是，但不总是)为阳性，女人是阴性，而无生物，则可能是阳性、阴性，或者中性。

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