neuter       
 adjective  language specialized uk/ˈnjuː.tər/ us/ˈnuː.t̬ɚ/
 (名词)中性的
relating to a particular gender (= class of nouns) in some languages
  The German word for book is neuter. 德语中表示“书”的词是中性的。 
 Compare: masculine (GRAMMAR)feminine (GRAMMAR)
 neuter         
verb [ T ] uk/ˈnjuː.tər/ us/ˈnuː.t̬ɚ/
 阉割(动物)
to remove part of an animal's sexual organs, so that it cannot produce young animals
  Has your dog been neutered? 你的狗去势了吗? 
  使失效,使失去作用
to take the power away from something