| 单词 | colour question |
| 释义 | > as lemmascolour question colour question n. originally and chiefly U.S. (with the or other definite determiner) differences in race or skin colour, and relations between groups of people distinguished in these ways, as matters for debate or consideration. ΚΠ 1854 Weekly Herald (N.Y.) 13 May 147/1 Mr. Renssellaer (colored) thought it would be difficult for anti-slavery men to cut the color question. 1922 S. G. Millin Adam's Rest ii. 159 I haven't been in South Africa much more than a year, and I can't quite appreciate the attitude of people here towards the colour question. 1940 R. Wright Native Son iii. 262 Maybe you've been brooding about this color question a long time, hunh, boy? 1991 Jet 2 Dec. 60/2 The enigmatic entertainer addressed the color question at length in an exclusive interview in Ebony. < as lemmas |
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