| 单词 | coloured |
| 释义 | Word Frequency coloured or US colored (ˈkʌləd) adjective 1. possessing colour 2. having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured) 3. (sometimes capital) old-fashioned, offensive designating or relating to a person who is or people who are not White nounWord forms: plural coloureds, colouredWord forms: US coloreds or colored ▶ USAGE The use of coloured to describe people who are not White is likely to cause offence. If you need to referto people's race it may be better to specify it or else to use a phrase such as 'aperson from a minority ethnic group'4. (sometimes capital) old-fashioned, offensive an individual who is not White Word Frequency Coloured(ˈkʌləd) nounWord forms: plural Coloureds or Coloured South Africa 1. a. a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent b. a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue adjective 2. designating or relating to a Coloured person or Coloured people |
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