Word · Frequency #23240
niggers
黑鬼
niggers is the plural of nigger.
an extremely offensive name for a Black person
极具冒犯性的侮辱性称呼，切勿使用。
- 1.
A friend, particularly a fellow black person (often as an informal term of address).
朋友,特别是黑人朋友(非正式称呼)
- 2.
A person of any kind (particularly as a term of abuse).
任何种类的人(特别是作为辱骂用语)
朋友,特别是黑人朋友(非正式称呼)；任何种类的人(特别是作为辱骂用语)；黑人；社会地位低下的人；深棕色；[法] 被歧视者
In use
He was called a nigger by his classmates.
If you ever call a Black person a nigger, you will be in trouble.
She felt humiliated when a stranger called her a nigger.
call sb a nigger
动词 call 后接宾语和名词补语；这是种族侮辱语，非常冒犯。
He was fired for calling his coworker a nigger.
他因称同事为“黑鬼”而被解雇。
the word nigger
提到这个禁忌词时，通常用 the N-word（N词）等委婉说法代替。
The word nigger is one of the most offensive slurs in English.
“黑鬼”一词是英语中最具冒犯性的侮辱语之一。
Common mistakes
I have a nigger friend.I have a Black friend.
Connections
Collocations
- the word nigger
- “黑鬼”一词（对黑人的蔑称）
- The word nigger is considered an extremely offensive racial slur.“黑鬼”一词被认为是一个极具冒犯性的种族蔑称。
- call someone a nigger
- 骂某人是“黑鬼”
- He was called a nigger by a stranger on the bus.他在公交车上被一个陌生人骂作“黑鬼”。
- nigger joke
- “黑鬼”笑话（种族歧视笑话）
- She was offended when he told a nigger joke at the party.他在聚会上讲了一个“黑鬼”笑话，让她很反感。
Idioms & figurative uses
- nigger in the woodpile
- 隐藏的麻烦或可疑之处（含强烈冒犯性，已过时）I suspected there was a nigger in the woodpile when the deal seemed too easy.当这笔交易看起来太容易时，我怀疑其中隐藏着问题。
- nigger luck
- 意外的好运气（含强烈冒犯性）He said winning twice was just nigger luck.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nigger 发音近似“尼格”，但它是侮辱黑人的极端冒犯词；联想到“neg-（否定）”，提醒自己绝对不要使用。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：种族歧视话语中、学术或新闻讨论中引述该词时、历史文献中 该词是对黑人的极端冒犯性种族侮辱语，在当代英语中通常被视为禁忌词，多用于直接引述或讨论其危害的语境，日常交流中不应使用。
Grammar Note
这是一个极具冒犯性的种族歧视用语，应避免使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
词尾都是 -igger 的 trigger、digger、bigger、snigger 与 nigger 的读音 /ˈnɪɡər/ 押韵，都含 /ɪɡər/ 音。注意 tiger 拼写接近但读作 /ˈtaɪɡər/，不押韵。
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.