Word · Frequency #23867
eunuch
太监；阉人
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
- 1.
A castrated man.
- 2.
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
被阉割且无法生育的男子
- 3.
A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
- 4.
One that is ineffectual.
被阉割且无法生育的男子；太监；阉人；无能者；[医] 去睾者；无睾者
In use
The eunuch guarded the emperor's chamber every night.
In the old kingdom, eunuchs were trusted with many royal secrets.
The historian found a letter written by a eunuch who lived in the palace.
eunuchs guarded the harem
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。
eunuchs
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。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- palace eunuch
- 宫廷太监
- Palace eunuchs were often given official titles.宫廷太监经常被授予官衔。
- eunuch official
- 宦官官员
- Eunuch officials sometimes wielded more power than the ministers.宦官有时比大臣更有权力。
- chief eunuch
- 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。
- eunuch system
- 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。
- become a eunuch
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
eunuch读作'尤纳克'，可联想一个叫尤纳克的太监，被阉后说话尖细、没了男性能力。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：历史叙述、医学文本、比喻性评论 表示“太监、阉人”时，多用于历史或医学等较正式语境，属中性偏正式用语；若用于比喻义“无能者”，则带贬义且较口语化。实际使用中需根据上下文判断语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
「eu」在这些词中（eulogy, euphemism, euphoria）都读 /juː/，与 eunuch 开头的 /juː/ 相同。eunuch 词尾 /nək/ 里的 /ək/ 与 stomach, hammock, paddock 词尾的 /ək/ 发音相同，但拼写不同（-ach, -ock）。注意：eunuch 不读 /juˈniːk/，虽然拼写易与 unique 混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.