单词 | Red Indian |
释义 | Red Indiannoun dated or offensive, chiefly British Old-fashioned term for American Indian.Well, it seems that when those ships returned to Ireland a number of Native Americans, or Red Indians as they're more properly known, stowed away on board....
UsageThe term Red Indian, first recorded in the early 19th century, has largely fallen out of use, associated as it is with stereotypes of cowboys and Indians and the Wild West, and today may cause offence. The normal terms in modern use are American Indian and Native American or, if appropriate, the name of the specific people (Cherokee, Iroquois, and so on). |
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