请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Mongoloid
释义

Definition of Mongoloid in English:

Mongoloid

adjective ˈmɒŋɡ(ə)lɔɪdˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd
offensive
  • 1dated Relating to the broad division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of East Asia, SE Asia, and the Arctic region of North America.

    (与)蒙古人种(包括东亚、东南亚以及北美北极地区土著)(有关)的

  • 2Having Down's syndrome.

    〈冒犯〉先天愚型患者,唐氏综合征患者

noun ˈmɒŋɡ(ə)lɔɪdˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd
offensive
  • 1dated A person belonging to the division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of East Asia, SE Asia, and the Arctic region of North America.

    (与)蒙古人种(包括东亚、东南亚以及北美北极地区土著)(有关)的

  • 2A person with Down's syndrome.

    〈冒犯〉患先天愚型的;患唐氏综合征的

Usage

The terms Mongoloid, Negroid, Caucasoid, and Australoid were introduced by 19th-century anthropologists attempting to classify human racial types, but today they are recognized as having very limited validity as scientific categories. Although occasionally used when making broad generalizations about the world's populations, in most modern contexts they are potentially offensive, especially when used of individuals. The names of specific peoples or nationalities should be used instead wherever possible

Definition of Mongoloid in US English:

Mongoloid

adjectiveˈmäNGɡəˌloidˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd
offensive
  • 1dated Relating to the broad division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Arctic region of North America.

    (与)蒙古人种(包括东亚、东南亚以及北美北极地区土著)(有关)的

  • 2Having Down syndrome.

nounˈmäNGɡəˌloidˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd
offensive
  • 1dated A person belonging to the division of humankind including the indigenous peoples of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Arctic region of North America.

    (与)蒙古人种(包括东亚、东南亚以及北美北极地区土著)(有关)的

  • 2A person with Down syndrome.

    〈冒犯〉先天愚型患者,唐氏综合征患者

Usage

The term mongol, or Mongoloid, was adopted in the late 19th century to refer to a person with Down syndrome, owing to the similarity of some of the physical symptoms of the disorder with the normal facial characteristics of eastern Asian people. The syndrome itself was thus called mongolism. In modern English, this use of mongol (and related forms) is unacceptable and is considered offensive. In scientific, as well as in most general contexts, mongolism has been replaced by the term Down syndrome (first recorded in the early 1960s) The terms Mongoloid, Negroid, Caucasoid, and Australoid were introduced by 19th-century anthropologists attempting to classify human racial types, but today they are recognized as having very limited validity as scientific categories. Although occasionally used when making broad generalizations about the world's populations, in most modern contexts they are potentially offensive, especially when used of individuals. The names of specific peoples or nationalities should be used instead wherever possible
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/27 2:55:46