miscegenation

n. 种族通婚 [医] 种族[间]通婚

发音

US /mɪˌsɛd͡ʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/

词形变化

miscegenations 复数 miscegenations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage.

    种族混合

    美国 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A mixing or blending, especially one which is considered to be inappropriate.

    可数 比喻 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cross-breeding interbreeding

上位词 4

breeding reproduction procreation facts of life

词源

Blend of Latin miscēre (“mix”) + Latin genus (“race”) + -ation. Coined by American journalist David Goodman Croly in 1864 and first used in an anonymous pamphlet he coauthored, which claimed to be written by a person who believed in the inherent unity of all racial groups, that marriage between blacks and whites would create a better race, and that the American Civil War was a fight for the latter idea. Later, it was exposed that the pretext of the pamphlet was false and that it had actually been written by a group which hoped to inflame anger, particularly against then-US President Abraham Lincoln who was up for reelection. Replaced previous amalgamation, from metallurgy.

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