| 释义 |
Uncle Tom  noun derogatory, chiefly North AmericanA black man considered to be excessively obedient or servile to whites.Stewart says that he is being called an Uncle Tom by gay blacks....- And if you're a black man, they'll call you sometimes, an Uncle Tom, or they'll say that you've fallen for the white man's religion.
- White pols want you to run, but white voters forget to vote for you, while black voters figure you're an Uncle Tom.
Origin 1920s: from the name of the hero of H. B. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). |