| 单词 | jim crow |
| 释义 | Jim Crow (dʒɪm kroʊ) uncountable noun [oft N n] The policy of segregating black people from white people that used to be practicedin the United States is sometimes referred to as Jim Crow. The use of this word could cause offense. [US] ...those who were conducting the struggle against Jim Crow. Jim Crow laws were strongest in the south. jim crow in British English (ˈdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ) noun (often capitals) US 1. a. the policy or practice of segregating Black people b. (as modifier) jim-crow laws 2. a. an offensive term for a Black person b. (as modifier) a jim-crow saloon 3. an implement for bending iron bars or rails 4. a crowbar fitted with a claw Derived forms jim-crowism (ˈjim-ˈcrowism) noun Word origin C19: from Jim Crow, name of song used as the basis of an act by Thomas Rice (1808–60), American entertainerJim Crow in American English US [alsoj- c-]; Informal traditional discrimination against or segregation of blacks, esp. in the U.S. Derived forms Jim-Crow (ˈJim-ˈCrow) verb transitive, adjective Jim Crowism (ˈJim Crowˌism) Word origin name of an early black minstrel song |
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