单词 | miscegenation |
释义 | miscegenation From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Family Race relationsmiscegenationmis‧ce‧ge‧na‧tion /ˌmɪsədʒəˈneɪʃən $ -sedʒ-/ noun [uncountable]formalSSRSSF when people of different races have a sexual relationship or have children togetherExamples from the Corpusmiscegenation• Faced with this living miscegenation, I had spells of getting all minimalist, which rendered things a bit tense.• The tragedies of miscegenation have never been simple - ever since Othello did what he had to do to Desdemona.Origin miscegenation (1800-1900) Latin miscere “to mix” + genus “race” |
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