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squaw

/skwɔː/

翻译: 对北美原住民女性的冒犯性、过时称呼,带有种族歧视和贬义色彩。

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noun

/skwɔː/C1slangamerican
  • zh对北美原住民女性的冒犯性、过时称呼,带有种族歧视和贬义色彩。

A highly offensive and outdated term for a Native American woman; considered a racial slur and never appropriate for respectful discourse.

  1. Offensive term for an American Indian woman.C1slangamerican

    A deeply derogatory slang word historically used to refer to a female member of Indigenous North American peoples. Its use is now considered a severe racial insult and is completely unacceptable in any context.

    zh对美洲原住民女性的侮辱性称呼

    • The old Western film was criticized for repeatedly using the offensive slur to refer to the tribal elder's wife.
    • Activists have worked for decades to remove place names that contain that derogatory label.
    • When the tourist called the artisan that insulting word, the entire market fell silent.
    • Scholars today unequivocally condemn the use of the racist term in historical texts.
    • The museum placard explains why the former exhibit label was a deeply disrespectful word.
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  • squaws plural form
  • squaws' possessive plural form
  • squaw's possessive singular form