freedom rider

短语

<美>乘坐公共汽车或火车到南方各州进行反种族隔离的游行示威者

发音

UK /ˈfɹiːdəm ˌɹaɪdə/
US /ˈfɹidəm ˌɹaɪdɚ/

词形变化

freedom riders 复数 freedom riders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In the United States during 1961, a civil rights activist who participated in one or more trips by bus or other forms of transport, known as freedom rides, through parts of the southern U.S. to demonstrate opposition to racial prejudice and segregation.

    美国 历史 政治
  2. 2.

    A participant in a similar excursion undertaken by protesters in Australia in 1965 in opposition to unfair discrimination against Indigenous Australians.

    澳大利亚 历史 政治 引申义

词源

From freedom ride + -er.

来源：wiktionary