Word · Frequency #13333
ethnicity
族裔；种族归属；民族特性
ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
- 1.
The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
一群人的共同特征,尤其是关于血统、文化、语言或民族经历。
- 2.
an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
由于种族或文化联系而产生的民族特性或归属
- 3.
An ethnic group.
族群。
一群人的共同特征,尤其是关于血统、文化、语言或民族经历。；由于种族或文化联系而产生的民族特性或归属；族群。；种族划分
In use
The census form asks about your ethnicity, but you may choose not to answer.
She celebrates her ethnicity by learning traditional dances from her grandparents.
People of every ethnicity are welcome at this community event.
ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations
ethnicity + be + noun phrase
ethnicity 作主语时谓语动词用单数；此句型用于定义或说明族裔的性质。
Ethnicity is often a central part of personal identity.
族裔往往是个人身份的重要组成部分。
people of different ethnicities
此处 ethnicity 为可数名词，ethnicities 是复数形式。
The city is home to people of many ethnicities.
Connections
Collocations
- ethnicity and race
- 族裔与种族
- The survey asks about ethnicity and race.这项调查询问族裔和种族。
- ethnicity pay gap
- 族裔薪酬差距
- The report exposes a significant ethnicity pay gap.该报告揭示了显著的族裔薪酬差距。
- ethnicity data
- 族裔数据
- Employers must report ethnicity data to the commission.雇主必须向委员会报告族裔数据。
- ethnicity question
- 族裔问题
- She refused to answer the ethnicity question on the form.她拒绝回答表格上的族裔问题。
- ethnicity categories
- 族裔类别
- The dropdown menu lists several ethnicity categories.下拉菜单列出了几个族裔类别。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ethnic（族裔）+ ity（名词后缀）→ 用 ethnic 记住 ethnicity：你属于哪个族裔，就是你的 ethnicity。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：demographic forms、social science writing、everyday conversation ethnicity 为中性名词，正式与非正式场合都比较常见，多指族裔归属或文化背景。填表、学术讨论或日常谈及身份时都可能用到；若想更口语化，也常说 ethnic background。
Pronunciation & Spelling
publicity、simplicity、authenticity、electricity、complicity 都拼作 -icity，重读元音 /ɪ/ 后的 /sɪti/ 与 ethnicity /ˈnɪsɪti/ 的韵脚相同，押韵。city 虽也以 -ity 结尾，但读作 /ˈsɪti/，没有 /s/ 这个尾音，因此不押韵，注意别混淆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.