Negro的意思

Negro

英式音标['nigro]
美式英标['niːgrəʊ]

基本解释

n. 黑人

adj. 黑人的

Negro 黑人

来自拉丁语niger,黑的，暗的，可能来自PIE*nekw,黑暗，夜晚，词源同night.

negro: negro: see denigrate
Negro (n.): "member of a black-skinned race of Africa," 1550s, from Spanish or Portuguese negro "black," from Latin nigrum (nominative niger) "black, dark, sable, dusky," figuratively "gloomy, unlucky, bad, wicked," of unknown origin (perhaps from PIE *nekw-t- "night;" see Watkins). As an adjective from 1590s. Use with a capital N- became general early 20c. (e.g. 1930 in "New York Times" stylebook) in reference to U.S. citizens of African descent, but because of its perceived association with white-imposed attitudes and roles the word was ousted late 1960s in this sense by Black (q.v.).
Professor Booker T. Washington, being politely interrogated ... as to whether negroes ought to be called 'negroes' or 'members of the colored race' has replied that it has long been his own practice to write and speak of members of his race as negroes, and when using the term 'negro' as a race designation to employ the capital 'N' ["Harper's Weekly," June 2, 1906]
Meaning "English language as spoken by U.S. blacks" is from 1704. French nègre is a 16c. borrowing from Spanish negro.

4. The negro sluts seemed to try themselves whenever she drove by.: 那些浪**人似乎都要出来捣乱.

5. Even the presence of a negro maid would not satisfy the conventions.: 即使有个黑人侍女跟在身边,从习俗上讲也还是不够的.