call someone a spic
这是一个极具冒犯性的种族歧视用语,应避免使用。
He called me a spic.
他叫我spic。
对拉丁美洲裔人士的侮辱性称呼
(种族歧视用语)对拉丁美洲裔人士的冒犯性称呼;内插法测船位计算机;美籍西班牙人;在美国讲西班牙语的人
an offensive term for a person of Latin American descent
(种族歧视用语)对拉丁美洲裔人士的冒犯性称呼
(ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
On the crowded bus, an angry man called the Latino passenger a spic.
在拥挤的公交车上,一个愤怒的男人骂那名拉美裔乘客是spic。
用法提示:此处spic是名词,作call的宾语补足语,是对拉美裔人士的侮辱性称呼。
After the argument, the coach warned the player not to call a teammate a spic.
争吵之后,教练警告那名球员不要骂队友是spic。
用法提示:这里spic是名词,表示对拉丁美裔队友的侮辱性称呼,用于警告语境。
The video of him calling a delivery worker a spic went viral.
他骂一名送货工人是spic的视频迅速走红。
用法提示:该句中spic为名词,作calling的宾语补足语,表达侮辱性含义。
这是一个极具冒犯性的种族歧视用语,应避免使用。
He called me a spic.
他叫我spic。
They used the word spic in the movie.
他们在电影中使用了spic这个词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a spic from Mexico.
正确表达He is a Mexican.
将"spic"用作中性词,但它是针对拉丁美洲裔的侮辱性种族歧视用语,应改用具体国籍或中性词汇如"Hispanic"。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a spic from Madrid.
正确表达She is Spanish from Madrid.
误将"spic"当作"Spanish"使用,但"spic"特指拉丁美洲裔且具冒犯性,指西班牙人应使用"Spanish"或"Spaniard"。
拼写相似但含义完全不同:spick是形容词,常用于短语spick and span,意为极其整洁;而spic是种族歧视名词,指拉丁裔。
发音相似但含义不同:spike指尖状物或突然增加;spic是冒犯性称呼。注意元音:spike /spaɪk/,spic /spɪk/。
拼写和发音相近易混淆:spec是specification的缩写,意为技术指标;spic是种族歧视用语。注意结尾辅音:spec /spɛk/,spic /spɪk/。
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