英语词汇“eunuch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Not a word for the faint-hearted, eunuch sounds like "you nick," and if you castrate a man you make him a eunuch by...uh...nicking the testicles with a knife or scalpel and removing them.

Eunuch comes from the Greek eunoukhos, meaning "bedroom guard." In history a eunuch was a man whose job was to guard the bedroom door of a royal woman to protect her. These guards were castrated to make them less threatening to the women they guarded. Later, some men underwent castration so their high voices wouldn't deepen during puberty, and these eunuch singers became famous in opera houses.

WORD FAMILY

eunuch: eunuches, eunuchs

USAGE EXAMPLES

Experiencing Ludlam in his Off Off Broadway camp epic “Eunuchs of the Forbidden City” was like being hit by a delirious tidal wave.

New York Times(Dec 20, 2016)

The first-act bazaar, with its animated merchants, slaves, townspeople, eunuchs and pirates, bustles colorfully.

Los Angeles Times(Nov 20, 2016)

“My biggest concern now is those eunuchs will not give up the influence they used to have without protest,” Mr. Ma said.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016)

n a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

eunuchs guarded the harem

Syn|Hyper

castrate

adult male, man

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

单词	eunuch
释义	eunuch (once / 1611 pages) n Not a word for the faint-hearted, eunuch sounds like "you nick," and if you castrate a man you make him a eunuch by...uh...nicking the testicles with a knife or scalpel and removing them. Eunuch comes from the Greek eunoukhos, meaning "bedroom guard." In history a eunuch was a man whose job was to guard the bedroom door of a royal woman to protect her. These guards were castrated to make them less threatening to the women they guarded. Later, some men underwent castration so their high voices wouldn't deepen during puberty, and these eunuch singers became famous in opera houses. WORD FAMILY eunuch: eunuches, eunuchs USAGE EXAMPLES Experiencing Ludlam in his Off Off Broadway camp epic “Eunuchs of the Forbidden City” was like being hit by a delirious tidal wave. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) The first-act bazaar, with its animated merchants, slaves, townspeople, eunuchs and pirates, bustles colorfully. Los Angeles Times(Nov 20, 2016) “My biggest concern now is those eunuchs will not give up the influence they used to have without protest,” Mr. Ma said. Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016) n a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction eunuchs guarded the harem Syn\|Hyper castrate adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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