A eunuch is a man whose testicles have been removed.

A eunuch太監 is是 whose testicles have been removed睪丸被切除的 a man男人。

In some old kingdoms, especially in parts of Asia and the Middle East, eunuchs were made to serve in the palace and to guard the ruler’s wives, because they could not father children. The English word comes from a Greek word that first meant something like “bed-keeper”: a person who looked after the inner rooms.

In some old kingdoms在一些古代王國，especially in parts of Asia and the Middle East尤其是亞洲和中東的部分地區，eunuchs太監 were made to serve in the palace被迫在宮中服侍、and to guard the ruler's wives看守統治者的妻妾，because they could not father children因為他們無法生育子女。 The English word這個英文字 comes from來自 a Greek word一個希臘字 that first meant something like最初的意思類似 “bed-keeper”「守房人」: a person who looked after the inner rooms也就是照顧內室的人。

Today the historical sense is the main one you will meet in history books. People have also used eunuch as a hard insult, or as a picture-word for someone with no real power, but that use is unkind and old-fashioned.

Today現在， the historical sense歷史意義 is是 the main one you will meet in history books你在歷史書裡最常見到的用法。 People人們 have also used eunuch也用「太監」這個詞 as a hard insult當作很重的侮辱, or as a picture-word for someone with no real power或用來比喻沒有實權的人, but that use is unkind and old-fashioned但這種用法不厚道又過時。

It is a formal, rather old word. In careful talk about living people, you would name the medical fact more plainly, not reach for this label.

It is這是 a formal, rather old word一個正式、有點老派的詞。 In careful talk about living people在談論在世的人時要謹慎， you would name the medical fact more plainly你會更直接說出醫學上的事實， not reach for this label而不是用這個標籤。