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    Uncle Tom

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Race relations
    Uncle Tom /ˌʌŋkəl ˈtɒm $ -ˈtɑːm/ noun [countable]  American EnglishSSRINSULT a black person who is too respectful to white people – used to show disapproval 汤姆叔叔〔指对白人毕恭毕敬的黑人；含贬义〕    Origin Uncle Tom (1800-1900) Uncle Tom black slave in the book Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe
    Uncle Tom nounChinese


    Uncle Tom
    Uncle Tom /ˌʌŋkəl ˈtɒm $ -ˈtɑːm/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: Uncle Tom black slave in the book Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe
    American English a black person who is too respectful to white people – used to show disapproval


    Uncle TomBrE /ˌʌnkl ˈtɒm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnkl ˈtɑːm/ 🔊 noun (taboo, offensive) sometimes used in the past to refer to a black man who wants to please or serve white people 汤姆大叔（旧时有时用以指想讨好或侍奉白人的黑人男子） ORIGIN From a character in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 源自哈丽雅特 · 比彻 · 斯托所著长篇小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中的人物。