To castrate a male animal or a man is to take out the testicles, so he cannot father young.

To castrate a male animal or a man閹割一隻公獸或一個男人 is就是 to take out the testicles把睪丸拿掉, so he cannot father young這樣他就無法生育後代.

Farmers still do this with some animals — pigs, horses, cattle — to make them calmer or to change the meat. With men it is rare now and was always a grave thing: palace eunuchs in old courts, and in Europe some boy singers were castrated so their high voice would stay.

Farmers still do this with some animals農夫至今仍對某些動物這麼做 — pigs, horses, cattle豬、馬、牛 — to make them calmer or to change the meat為了讓牠們比較溫馴，或改變肉質. With men就人類而言 it is rare now這在現在很罕見 and was always a grave thing而且一向是件嚴重的事: palace eunuchs in old courts古代宮廷裡的太監, and in Europe而在歐洲 some boy singers were castrated一些男童歌手曾被閹割 so their high voice would stay好讓他們的高音保留下來.

The older everyday English word for animals was geld; castrate is the Latin, more medical word, and it covers people as well as animals. It is a serious body word.

The older everyday English word for animals用在動物身上較舊、日常的英文字 was geld是geld; castrate is the Latin, more medical wordcastrate則是拉丁字源、比較醫學的用詞, and it covers people as well as animals而且人和動物都適用. It is a serious body word它是一個嚴肅的身體詞彙.

People sometimes stretch it as a picture: to castrate a law or a plan means to take its power away — though that use can sound ugly, so be careful with it.

People sometimes stretch it as a picture人們有時把它引申當作比喻: to castrate a law or a plan閹割一項法律或計畫 means意思是 to take its power away把它的力量拿掉 — though that use can sound ugly不過這種用法可能聽起來很難聽, so be careful with it所以用的時候要小心.