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colour line

/ˈkʌlər laɪn/

翻译: 指基于种族将人群分隔开的社会或法律界限,常用于种族隔离和种族歧视的历史语境。

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/ˈkʌlər laɪn/C1formalpolitical
  • zh指基于种族将人群分隔开的社会或法律界限,常用于种族隔离和种族歧视的历史语境。

A term referring to a social or legal boundary that separates people based on race, typically used in historical contexts of racial segregation and discrimination.

  1. Racial segregation boundaryC1formal

    A social or legal barrier that separates people based on race, particularly between white and non-white populations.

    zh肤色界线

    • The colour line was strictly enforced in many parts of the United States until the mid-20th century.
    • W.E.B. Du Bois famously wrote that the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the colour line.
    • Crossing the colour line was considered a serious social transgression in the segregated South.