请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 blackamoor
释义

blackamoor

/ˈblakəmɔː / /ˈblakəmʊə/
noun archaic
A black African or a very dark-skinned person.The Queen Mother used to describe black people as ‘nig-nogs’ or ‘blackamoors’....
  • He had said to Adusei during a criminal trial, ‘How's the blackamoor?’.
  • In 1601 the Queen tried the same ploy again, claiming that ‘a great number of Negroes and blackamoors… are carried into this realm since the troubles between her highness and the King of Spain’.

Origin

Early 16th century: from black + Moor.

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 0:53:32