在很多时候,人们都把“太监”和“宦官”当成了一回事,这是一个典型的误解。“宦官”一词至少早在战国时期就出现了,而“太监”一词,直到辽代才出现。宦官制度起源较早,《周礼》、《礼记》中都有关于宦官的记载,周王朝及各诸侯国大都设置了宦官。当时的宦官一般由身分卑贱的人 In many cases, people take “eunuch” and “eunuch” as one thing, and this is a typical misunderstanding. The term “eunuch” appeared at least as early as the Warring States period, and the term “eunuch” did not appear until the Liao Dynasty. Eunuch system originated earlier, “Zhou Li”, “Book of Rites,” there are records of eunuchs, Zhou Dynasty and most of the vassal states set eunuchs. The eunuchs at that time generally consisted of humble people