单词 | yellowface |
释义 | yellowface[ yel-oh-feys ] / ˈyɛl oʊˌfeɪs / nounfacial makeup used by a white, non-Asian actor or entertainer when portraying an East Asian: In Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, the role of Cio-Cio San was performed in yellowface. Origin of yellowfaceFirst recorded in 1850–55; yellow (in the sense “Asian”) + face Words nearby yellowfaceyellow dog, yellow-dog contract, yellow enzyme, yellow-eye mullet, yelloweye rockfish, yellowface, yellow fever, yellow-fever mosquito, yellow fever vaccine, yellow fever virus, yellow fiber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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