a eunuch
表示身份时用 a eunuch。
He served the emperor as a eunuch.
他以太监身份侍奉皇帝。
太监;阉人
被阉割且无法生育的男子;无能者;[医] 去睾者;无睾者
A castrated man.
被阉割且无法生育的男子
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
One that is ineffectual.
The eunuch guarded the emperor's chamber every night.
那名太监每晚守护皇帝的寝宫。
用法提示:此处“eunuch”作名词,指被阉割后在宫廷内侍奉的男子。
AI contextual example
In the old kingdom, eunuchs were trusted with many royal secrets.
在那个古老的王国里,太监们被托付了许多王室秘密。
用法提示:复数形式“eunuchs”作主语,指一类在宫廷服役的被阉割男子。
AI contextual example
The historian found a letter written by a eunuch who lived in the palace.
这位历史学家发现了一封由住在宫中的太监写的信。
用法提示:“a eunuch”作介词“by”的宾语,指一名太监。
AI contextual example
表示身份时用 a eunuch。
He served the emperor as a eunuch.
他以太监身份侍奉皇帝。
复数直接加 -s;泛指多个太监时用 eunuchs。
Eunuchs were trusted with many court duties.
太监们被托付处理许多宫廷事务。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is eunuch.
正确表达He is a eunuch.
eunuch 是可数名词,单数形式前必须加冠词 a 或 an;汉语“他是太监”没有冠词,直接译成英语容易漏掉。加上 a 才符合英语语法。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many eunuch in the palace.
正确表达There were many eunuchs in the palace.
eunuch 是可数名词,many 后须接复数形式,而可数名词的复数通常加 -s。eunuch 的复数是 eunuchs,所以这里要用 eunuchs。
eunuch 是名词,指被阉割的人;castrate 是动词,表示实施阉割,二者词性和用法不同。
eunuch 指被阉割的人,gelding 指被阉割的雄性动物,尤其指马;两者不能互换。
eunuch 是名词,特指被阉割的人;sterile 是形容词,泛指不能生育,可能由多种原因造成,未必是被阉割。
宫廷太监
Palace eunuchs were often given official titles.
宫廷太监经常被授予官衔。
宦官官员
Eunuch officials sometimes wielded more power than the ministers.
宦官有时比大臣更有权力。
太监总管
The chief eunuch was a trusted servant of the emperor.
太监总管是皇帝信任的仆人。
宦官制度
The eunuch system was finally abolished in the twentieth century.
宦官制度最终在二十世纪被废除了。
成为太监
Some men chose to become eunuchs in order to gain influence at court.
有些人为了在宫廷中获取影响力而选择成为太监。
eunuch常在后宫中服侍女眷,历史上与宫廷内廷制度密切相关。
eunuch多在宫廷任职,负责管理内廷事务或侍奉君主。
eunuch作为宫廷侍从,常围绕皇帝及皇室成员活动。
eunuch被安排在后宫管理妃嫔事务,是古代宫廷制度中的特殊角色。
eunuch一词涉及阉割这一身体改变,与宫廷仆役身份紧密相关。
有为了天国的缘故而自阉的人。
People often quote Jesus's words about eunuchs to discuss intentional celibacy and sacrifice.
人们常引用耶稣关于阉人的话来讨论自愿守独身和奉献。
你要把我当作阉人引荐给他。
In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Viola asks to be presented as a eunuch so she can serve Duke Orsino.
在莎士比亚的《第十二夜》中,薇奥拉请求被当作阉人引荐,以便侍奉奥西诺公爵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.