Negro

英 ['ni?gr??] 美['nigro]

近義詞black

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復(fù)數(shù):?Negroes;

Negro 黑人

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)niger,黑的，暗的，可能來(lái)自PIE*nekw,黑暗，夜晚，詞源同night.

negro: negro: see denigrate
Negro (n.): "member of a black-skinned race of Africa," 1550s, from Spanish or Portuguese negro "black," from Latin nigrum (nominative niger) "black, dark, sable, dusky," figuratively "gloomy, unlucky, bad, wicked," of unknown origin (perhaps from PIE *nekw-t- "night;" see Watkins). As an adjective from 1590s. Use with a capital N- became general early 20c. (e.g. 1930 in "New York Times" stylebook) in reference to U.S. citizens of African descent, but because of its perceived association with white-imposed attitudes and roles the word was ousted late 1960s in this sense by Black (q.v.).
Professor Booker T. Washington, being politely interrogated ... as to whether negroes ought to be called 'negroes' or 'members of the colored race' has replied that it has long been his own practice to write and speak of members of his race as negroes, and when using the term 'negro' as a race designation to employ the capital 'N' ["Harper's Weekly," June 2, 1906]
Meaning "English language as spoken by U.S. blacks" is from 1704. French nègre is a 16c. borrowing from Spanish negro.

2. The Negro minstrel is touring the country.: 那個(gè)黑人歌舞團(tuán)正在全國(guó)各地巡回演出.

3. He was the first Negro ever to enroll there.: 他是學(xué)院招收的第一個(gè)黑人學(xué)生.

4. The negro sluts seemed to try themselves whenever she drove by.: 那些浪蕩女人似乎都要出來(lái)?yè)v亂.

5. Even the presence of a negro maid would not satisfy the conventions.: 即使有個(gè)黑人侍女跟在身邊,從習(xí)俗上講也還是不夠的.