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octoroons

/ˌɑktəˈrunz/ /ˌɔktəˈrunz/

Meanings
noun

八分之一黑人血统者，混血人。

Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.

Examples :

"Historical records sometimes identified individuals as "octoroons" if they were known to have one great-grandparent of African descent. "
在历史记录中，如果某人已知有一位非洲裔曾祖父母，有时会被认定为“八分之一黑人血统者 (octoroons)”，也就是混血人。
race person family history
noun

混血儿，八分之一黑人血统。

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

Examples :

"Because her great-great-great-grandmother was Black, some historians might have classified her as one of the last octoroons in the region. "
因为她的高高高祖母是黑人，一些历史学家可能会将她归类为该地区最后几个拥有八分之一黑人血统的混血儿之一 (hùnxiěér zhī yī)。
race family person history

Related Words

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。

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？

Illustration records

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 identified

identified verb

/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪd/

识别， 辨认

"The police identified the thief using security camera footage. "

警察通过监控录像辨认出了小偷。

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 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 sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration descent

descent noun

/dɪˈsɛnt/

下降，降落

"We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier."

我们艰难地爬上了山，但是下山就容易多了。

Illustration individuals

individuals noun

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlz/

个人，个体。

"He is an unusual individual."

他是个很不寻常的个人。

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 historians

historians noun

/hɪˈstɔːɹɪənz/ /hɪˈstɔɹi.ənz/

历史学家，史学家

"Historians study old letters and documents to learn about the past. "

历史学家研究旧的信件和文件，以了解过去的历史。