N-COUNT 汤姆叔叔(过去指听命于白人、逆来顺受的黑人,可能具冒犯意味) In the past, some black people used Uncle Tom to refer to a black man when they disapproved of him because he was too respectful or friendly towards white people. This use could cause offence. 汤姆叔叔(过去指听命于白人、逆来顺受的黑人,可能具冒犯意味)
To the radical blacks of the Sixties, he was an Uncle Tom.