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octoroon

/ˈɒktəruːn/ /ˈɑːktəruːn/

Meanings
noun

八分之一黑人血统的人，混血人。

Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.

Examples :

"Although Sarah appeared white, historical records revealed that her great-grandparent was black, making her legally classified as an octoroon in that era. "
虽然莎拉看起来像白人，但历史记录显示她的曾祖父母是黑人，这使得她在那个年代的法律定义上被归类为拥有八分之一黑人血统的人，即混血人。
race history person human family society
noun

六十四分之一黑人血统的人

Someone having 1/64th black ancestry: the child of a quintoon and a white man.

Examples :

"Because Maria's great-great-great-grandmother was Black, making her a quintoon, and she had a child with a white man, her descendant, Sarah, would technically be classified as an octoroon. "
由于玛丽亚的高高高祖母是黑人，这使她成为昆泰混血人（quintoon，三十二分之一黑人血统），并且她与一位白人生下了孩子，因此她的后代莎拉，从技术上讲，会被归类为六十四分之一黑人血统的人(octoroon)。
race family person history society

Related Words

Illustration technically

technically adverb

/ˈtɛknɪkli/

严格来说, 确切地说.

"Technically he was Canadian, but everyone assumed he was American."

严格来说，他是加拿大人，但大家都以为他是美国人。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

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appeared verb

/əˈpiːɹd/ /əˈpɪəd/ /əˈpɪɹd/

出现，显现。

"The sun appeared from behind the clouds. "

太阳从云后出现了。

Illustration ancestry

ancestry noun

/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/

祖先，血统

"Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. -Addison."

头衔和血统会让好人更加显赫，但会让坏人更加令人鄙视。

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

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records noun

/ˈɹɛkɔːdz/ /ˈɹɛkɚdz/

唱片

"My grandfather has a collection of old records that he loves to play on his record player. "

我爷爷收藏了很多老唱片，他很喜欢用唱片机播放它们。

Illustration classified

classified adjective

/ˈklæsɪfaɪd/ /ˈklæsəˌfaɪd/

分类的，归类的

"The library books are classified by subject, so finding a book on history is easy. "

图书馆的书籍按照主题进行了分类，所以找一本关于历史的书很容易。

Illustration although

although conjunction

/ɔːlˈðəʊ/ /ɑlˈðoʊ/

虽然，尽管。

"Although it was very muddy, the football game went on."

虽然地上很泥泞，足球比赛还是照常进行了。

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

历史小说

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

历史小说在那家书店里非常畅销。

Illustration grandparent

grandparent verb

/ˈɡɹæn(d)pæɹənt/

当祖父，当外祖父

"My aunt is grandparenting her niece for the summer while her parents are at work. "

我姑姑/阿姨这个夏天在帮她侄女当祖母/外祖母，因为她侄女的父母都在上班。

Illustration revealed

revealed verb

/ɹəˈviːld/

揭示，显露。

"The magician revealed the rabbit from under his hat, surprising the audience. "

魔术师从帽子底下揭示出了兔子，让观众们感到很惊讶。

Illustration descendant

descendant noun

/dɪˈsɛndənt/

后代，子孙。

"The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."

这位老族长活过了许多后代，包括五个孩子、十几个孙子孙女，甚至还有一个重孙。