Coloreds Meaning in English

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释义

"Coloreds" is a now-offensive and outdated term that was used, especially in the United States and South Africa, to refer to Black people or people of mixed race. It is not appropriate to use today.

用法与细微差别

Highly offensive and outdated in most contexts; never use to describe people today. Sometimes used in historical contexts or when discussing South African racial classifications. Acceptable only when quoting or analyzing history.

• Spanish: personas de color (obsoleto/ofensivo)
• Portuguese (BR): pessoas de cor (obsoleto/ofensivo)
• Portuguese (PT): pessoas de cor (obsoleto/ofensivo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 有色人种（过时/冒犯性）
• Chinese (Traditional): 有色人種（過時／冒犯性）
• Hindi: रंग वालों (पुराना/अपमानजनक)
• Arabic: الملونون (مصطلح قديم/مهين)
• Bengali: কালার্ডস (সমাজবদ্ধ গোষ্ঠী) - (অপ্রচলিত ও অবমাননাকর শব্দ)
• Russian: цветные (устаревшее оскорбительное слово)
• Japanese: カラード（差別的な旧表現）
• Vietnamese: người da màu (từ cũ và xúc phạm)
• Korean: 컬러드(차별적이고 오래된 표현)
• Turkish: coloureds (tarihte kullanılan, günümüzde saldırgan bir ifade)
• Urdu: کَلَرز (توہین آمیز اور پرانا لفظ)
• Indonesian: coloreds (istilah lama yang kini dianggap menghina)

例句

In South Africa, coloreds has a specific historical meaning, but it's still sensitive.

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Museums sometimes use the term coloreds to explain the past, but with warnings.

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The word coloreds appeared in old history books.

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Some laws separated coloreds from others.

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We should not call people coloreds today.

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My grandfather remembers a time when coloreds had fewer rights.

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