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half-breed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈhalf-breed noun [countable] taboo  SANa very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races, especially one white parent and one Native American parent. Do not use this word. 杂种〔父母为不同种族,尤指一方为白人,另一方为美洲印第安人〕 mixed racehalf-breed adjective
ˈhalf-breed nounChineseSyllable


half-breed
ˈhalf-breed noun [countable] taboo
a very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races, especially one white parent and one Native American parent. Do not use this word ⇨ mixed race.
—half-breed adjective


half-breedBrE /ˈhɑːf briːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæf briːd/ 🔊 noun (taboo, offensive) a person whose parents are from different races, especially when one is white and the other is a Native American (尤指白人和美洲土著的)混血儿 half-breed adjective HELP It is more acceptable to talk about 'a person of mixed race '. 说 a person of mixed race 比较容易让人接受。