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eunuch

n.太监,宦官

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名词:eunuchism

eunuch


/'ju:nək; `junək/
n castrated man, esp one formerly employed in the women's quarters of some oriental courts 阉人; (尤指)宦官, 太监.

eunuch


n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: eunuchus, from Greek eunouchos, from eune 'bed' + echein 'to be in charge of']
a man whose testicles have been removed, especially someone who guarded a king's wives in some Eastern countries in the past