单词 | anti-semitic |
释义 | anti-Semitic also antisemitic adjective Someone or something that is anti-Semitic is hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people. His anti-Semitic beliefs were well-known in America. anti-Semitic in British Englishadjective prejudiced against or hostile to Jews Derived forms anti-Semitically (ˌanti-Seˈmitically) adverb anti-Semitic in American English (ˌæntaɪsəˈmɪtɪk; ˌæntisəˈmɪtɪk; ˌæntɪsəˈmɪtɪk) adjective Also written ˌantiseˈmitic ▶ USAGE: Some writers and scholars prefer the alternate form antisemitic because they contend that the form anti-Semitic suggests being opposed to (the) Semites, a term that could include Arabs and other peoples, when in fact the word means “anti-Jewish.”1. having or showing prejudice against Jews 2. discriminating against or persecuting Jews 3. of or caused by such prejudice or hostility Derived forms anti-Semitically (ˌanti-Seˈmitically) adverb anti-Semitism (ˌanti-ˈSemiˌtism) (ˌæntaɪˈsɛməˌtɪzəm; ˌæntiˈsɛməˌtɪzəm; ˌæntɪˈsɛməˌtɪzəm) noun Word origin < anti-Semitism < Ger Antisemitismus, coined (1879) by Wilhelm Marr, Ger writerDefinition of 'anti-Semitic' |
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