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单词 eunuch
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
eu•nuch /ˈyunək/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. World Historya castrated man.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
eu•nuch  (yo̅o̅nək),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historya castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official.
  • Greek eunoûchos eunuch, chamberlain, equivalent. to eune-, stem of euné̄ bed, place of sleeping + -ochos keeping (akin to échein to hold
  • Latin eunūchus
  • Middle English eunuk 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eunuch /ˈjuːnək/ n
  1. a man who has been castrated, esp (formerly) for some office such as a guard in a harem
  2. informal an ineffective man: a political eunuch
Etymology: 15th Century: via Latin from Greek eunoukhos attendant of the bedchamber, from eunē bed + ekhein to have, keep
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