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octoroon

/ˌɒk.təˈruːn/

翻译: 过时且带有冒犯性的历史术语,指有八分之一非洲血统的人,即四分之一黑人血统者(夸特龙)与白人结合所生的后代。

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/ˌɒk.təˈruːn/formal已废弃
  • zh过时且带有冒犯性的历史术语,指有八分之一非洲血统的人,即四分之一黑人血统者(夸特龙)与白人结合所生的后代。

A historical and now obsolete term for a person who is one-eighth Black by descent, specifically the offspring of a quadroon and a white parent.

  1. Historical racial classificationC2formal

    A historical term for a person who is considered to have one-eighth African ancestry, typically the child of a quadroon and a white parent.

    zh历史种族分类

    • In the 19th century, an octoroon was often classified as a person of mixed race.
    • The novel explores the life of an octoroon navigating a segregated society.
    • Historical records used the term octoroon to describe individuals with one black great-grandparent.