miscegenation

英 [,mɪsɪdʒɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,mɪsɪdʒə'neʃən]
  • n. 种族混合;杂婚

中文词源


miscegenation 混种,混血儿

来自拉丁语miscere,混合,词源同mix,-gen,生育,词源同gene,generate.即混血儿。

英文词源


miscegenation
miscegenation: see mix
miscegenation (n.)
"interbreeding of races," 1864, coined irregularly in American English from Latin miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)) + genus "race" (see genus).

双语例句


1. It was only in 1967 that the United States finally struck down its anti miscegenation laws.
直到1967年,美国才废除了反种族通婚的法律.

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