eunuch
noun /ˈjuːnək/
/ˈjuːnək/
- a man whose testicles have been removed, especially one who guarded women in some Asian countries in the past
阉人;太监;宦官 - (formal) a person without power or influence
无权力(或影响)的人 - a political eunuch
政治 “阉人”
- a political eunuch
词源Old English, via Latin from Greek eunoukhos, literally ‘bedroom guard’, from eunē ‘bed’ + a second element related to ekhein ‘to hold’.