apartheid

• 指种族隔离制度，尤指南非曾经实行的官方种族隔离和歧视政策，包括对非白人在政治、经济和法律上的歧视。

A noun referring to a former official policy of racial segregation and discrimination, involving political, economic, and legal discrimination against non-white people, particularly in South Africa.

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1. System of racial segregationB2formal

   A former official policy in South Africa that enforced racial segregation and political, economic, and legal discrimination against non-white people.

   种族隔离制度

   • The apartheid regime in South Africa ended in the early 1990s.
   • Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid for decades.
   • Many countries imposed sanctions on South Africa due to apartheid.

   反义词assimilationequalityinclusionintegration

2. Any system of segregationC1formal

   Any system or policy that separates people based on race, ethnicity, or other characteristics, often leading to discrimination.

   种族隔离制度

   • Some critics argue that certain housing policies create a form of apartheid.
   • The term 'apartheid' is sometimes used to describe extreme social divisions.
   • Gender apartheid refers to the systematic discrimination against women.

   同义词discriminationdivisionexclusionracial segregationsegregationseparatism

   反义词assimilationdesegregationdiversityequalityinclusionintegration