| 释义 |
Bantu/bænˈtu:, ˈbæntu:/ n. & adj.●n. (pl. same 单复同 or Bantus) 1 offens. [冒犯]a a large group of Negroid peoples of central and southern Africa 班图族 b a member of any of these peoples 班图人 2 the group of languages spoken by them 班图诸语言 ●adj. of or relating to these peoples (offens.), or languages (有关)班图人的 ([冒犯]) ；(有关)班图诸语的 [Bantu, = people]■ Usage 用法说明 Bantu, originally a neutral ‘scientific’ term, became strongly associated with apartheid policies in South Africa and is therefore regarded as offensive with references to the peoples. Bantu 最初是个中性的科学术语，后来与南非的种族隔离政策紧密地连系在一起，因此，在提到班图人时这个词便成了冒犯词语了。 |