Word · Frequency #27908
Caucasian
白种人;白人
A member of the Caucasoid race; a white person.
用作种族类别时常被认为已过时或不准确
- 1.
A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
高加索地区的原住民或居民
- 2.
a member of the Caucasoid race
高加索人种的一员
- 3.
A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region.
高加索地区的语言群
- 4.
a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
高加索地区语言(非世界其他语系)
高加索人;高加索诸语言;高加索地区的原住民或居民;高加索人种的一员;高加索地区的语言群
In use
The museum exhibit featured artifacts from ancient Caucasians.
Many Caucasians in the United States have ancestors from Europe.
She is a Caucasian, but she grew up in Asia.
Connections
Collocations
- white male Caucasian
- 白人男性
- The suspect is described as a white male Caucasian in his thirties.嫌疑人被描述为一名三十多岁的白人男性。
- the Caucasian languages
- 高加索诸语言
- The Caucasian languages are known for their complex consonant systems.高加索诸语言以其复杂的辅音系统而闻名。
- native Caucasian
- 高加索本地人
- Our guide was a native Caucasian who knew every path in the mountains.我们的向导是一位高加索本地人,他知道山里的每一条小路。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'll have a Caucasian, Gary.
- 加里,我要一杯高加索。In the film The Big Lebowski (1998), the Dude uses 'Caucasian' as a playful name for a White Russian cocktail when ordering at the bowling alley bar.在1998年电影《谋杀绿脚趾》中,督爷在保龄球馆吧台点酒时,用“Caucasian”幽默地称呼“白俄罗斯”鸡尾酒。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想高加索山(Caucasus)常年积雪的白雪山峰,记住 Caucasian 指白人/白种人。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:人口统计或正式描述、地理/历史文献、语言学讨论 该词作名词时有多个义项:指“白种人”时通常较中性,多用于人口统计或较正式的描述;指“高加索人/居民”或“高加索诸语言”时,多用于地理、历史或语言学等较正式/专业语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
下列词中,Asian、invasion、occasion、persuasion 与 Caucasian /kɔˈkeɪʒən/ 的重读部分 /eɪʒən/ 押韵;Russian 虽然拼写以 -sian 结尾,但发音为 /ˈrʌʃən/,不含 /eɪ/;Austrian 末尾发 /iən/,也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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