Dictionary entry
white person
noun
白人;白种人
White person
- 1.
a member of the Caucasoid race
In use
The new manager is a White person, and she grew up in Canada.
The report counted every White person living in the district.
Many White people volunteer at the local food bank every Saturday.
a white person
表示泛指一个白人。
She is a white person.
她是一个白人。
the white person
特指某个白人。
The white person over there is my teacher.
那边的那个白人是我的老师。
Common mistakes
He is a white.He is a white person.
中文‘白人’可直接作名词,但英语中单独使用‘white’作名词指代‘白人’时不够规范且可能被视为冒犯,通常需加‘person’以明确指单一个体。
She is a white people.She is a white person.
‘people’为集合名词,表示复数概念,不能用于指单一个体。应用‘person’表示单个‘白人’,且‘white’为形容词修饰‘person’。
Connections
Confusing words
- Caucasian
- 白种人 · ‘Caucasian’ 是学术或正式用语,而 ‘white person’ 是日常用语。
- white
- 白色的;白人的 · ‘white’ 是形容词,而 ‘white person’ 是名词短语,指称人种。
- pale person
- 面色苍白的人 · ‘pale person’ 指面色苍白的人,与种族无关。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.