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    half-caste

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈhalf-caste noun [countable] taboo  SANa very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races. Do not use this word. 杂种，混血儿 → mixed race —half-caste adjective
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    half-caste• See how unnatural she looks, how like a half-caste.
    ˈhalf-caste nounChineseSyllable
    parents word someone offensive Corpus for whose a very


    half-caste
    ˈhalf-caste noun [countable] taboo
    a very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races. Do not use this word. ⇨ mixed race
    —half-caste adjective


    half-casteBrE /ˈhɑːf kɑːst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæf kæst/ 🔊 noun (taboo, offensive) a person whose parents are from different races （不同人种的）混血儿▸ half-caste 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。