| 单词 | skin-whitener |
| 释义 | > as lemmasskin-whitener skin-whitener n. a cosmetic product or treatment that makes (or purports to make) skin paler or whiter, now esp. one designed for use by non-white people; cf. skin lightener n. ΚΠ 1893 Morning News (Savannah, Georgia) 21 May 5/3 If the sallow girl with the yellow skin..will stop wasting her time and money on..skin whiteners that don't whiten and try a big juicy grape fruit..before breakfast she will see a nice face in her looking glass in a very short time. 1931 G. S. Schuyler Black no More (1969) ii. 23 There would be no more expenditures for skin whiteners; no more discrimination; no more obstacles in his path. 2007 Guardian 8 Jan. (G2 section) 3/1 Many skin-whiteners are illegal, and are mostly bought by people who are not white and who, for a whole poisonous stew of cultural reasons, are embarrassed to admit to using them. < as lemmas |
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