eunuch
noun[C]
uk/ˈjuː.nək/us/ˈjuː.nək/pluraleunuchsa man who has had histesticlesremoved
阉人；太监
| 单词 | eunuch |
| 释义 | eunuch noun[C] uk/ˈjuː.nək/us/ˈjuː.nək/pluraleunuchsa man who has had histesticlesremoved 阉人；太监
eunuch| American Dictionaryeunuch noun[C] us/ˈju·nək,-nɪk/pluraleunuchsa man who has beencastrated(= had thesexorgansthatproducespermremoved) Examplesofeunucheunuch We certainly never ordered that our decision be applied to aeunuch. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, eunuchs could serve as literal intermediaries between mamluks and elite women. From theCambridge English Corpus Like men of letters, soldiers and eunuchs, they also redefined the social life of opium. From theCambridge English Corpus In the end theeunuch, heard only telephonically, hovers as an unresolved cipher over the movie's apparent safe conclusion. From theCambridge English Corpus He would be a politicaleunuch—an ornament of doubtful constitutional value, rather than a functioning part of the body politic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like expecting virility from aeunuch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we have a kind of politicaleunuch—someone not out of the top drawer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the absolute recipe for aeunuchboard or a series ofeunuchboards, which will be worse than useless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a committee which is to be appointed and presided over by someone with no party affiliations—a politicaleunuch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The eunuchs invented increasingly elaborate titles for themselves in the harem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That civil servants or quasi-civil servants of this sort ought to be regarded as social eunuchs is something that we should deplore. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will become editorial eunuchs, impotent to make those key decisions and appointments necessary for the efficient running of a newspaper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She accuses the community health councils of inevitably being eunuchs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that political eunuchs are particularly well qualified to take on the particular roles set down for this commission. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To strengthen that self-deception, she surrounds herself with political eunuchs who lack principles, honesty and self-respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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