英语词汇“redskin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Origin of redskin

?1760–70; red¹ + skin; probably loan translation of French peau rouge, itself translated from an American Indian term

usage note for redskin

The date and origin of this term is in dispute. Evidence seems to show that in the 1760s, French colonists in the Mississippi Valley translated a Native American spoken term into the French language as peau rouge , which was then translated into English as redskin. Through the early part of the 19th century, American Indians continued to use their native word self-referentially, and it was translated into spoken and written English as redskin with no derogatory connotations, even as a term of respect. However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, within the historical context of white-Indian hostilities, use of the term redskin was associated with attitudes of contempt and condescension. By the 1960s, redskin had declined in use; because of heightened cultural sensitivities, it was perceived as offensive. Yet use of the term survives in the names of some sports teams.

British Dictionary definitions for redskin

redskin

/ (ˈrɛdˌskɪn) /

noun

an old-fashioned informal name, now considered taboo, for a Native American

Word Origin for redskin

C17: so called because one particular tribe, the now extinct Beothuks of Newfoundland, painted themselves with red ochre

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	redskin
释义	redskin [ red-skin ] / ˈrɛdˌskɪn / noun Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian. Origin of redskin ?1760–70; red¹ + skin; probably loan translation of French peau rouge, itself translated from an American Indian term usage note for redskin The date and origin of this term is in dispute. Evidence seems to show that in the 1760s, French colonists in the Mississippi Valley translated a Native American spoken term into the French language as peau rouge , which was then translated into English as redskin. Through the early part of the 19th century, American Indians continued to use their native word self-referentially, and it was translated into spoken and written English as redskin with no derogatory connotations, even as a term of respect. However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, within the historical context of white-Indian hostilities, use of the term redskin was associated with attitudes of contempt and condescension. By the 1960s, redskin had declined in use; because of heightened cultural sensitivities, it was perceived as offensive. Yet use of the term survives in the names of some sports teams. Words nearby redskin redshirt, redshirting, red-short, red-shouldered hawk, Red Sindhi, redskin, red snapper, red snow, red spider, Red Spot, red-spotted purple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for redskin redskin / (ˈrɛdˌskɪn) / noun an old-fashioned informal name, now considered taboo, for a Native American Word Origin for redskin C17: so called because one particular tribe, the now extinct Beothuks of Newfoundland, painted themselves with red ochre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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