Jim CrowBrE/ˌdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ/NAmE/ˌdʒɪm ˈkroʊ/noun[U]theformerpracticeintheUSofusinglawsthatallowedblackpeopletobetreatedunfairlyandkeptseparatefromwhitepeople, forexampleinschools(美国社会过去对黑人的)种族歧视,种族隔离ORIGINFromthetitleofasongthatwassungbywhiteentertainerswhotriedtolookandsoundlikeAfricanAmericans.源自一首由白人艺人演唱的歌曲名称,他们演唱时试图在外表和声音上模仿美国黑人。