( <美> colored)
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- having or having been given a colour or colours, especially as opposed to being black, white, or neutral有颜色的, 彩色的; 着色的（尤指与黑色、白色或非彩色相对）：
brightly coloured birds are easier to see
颜色鲜艳的鸟较容易看见
in combination a peach-coloured sofa.桃色的沙发。
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- figurative imbued with an emotive or exaggerated quality〈喻〉充满主观感情色彩的; 夸张的; 经过渲染的：
highly coloured examples were used by both sides.
双方都使用了极度夸张的例子。
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- （亦作Coloured）wholly or partly of non-white descent (now usually offensive, except in South African use)全部或部分为非白人血统的; 有色人种的; 混血种的（非纯白人种）（现除南非外, 此用法一般具冒犯性）。
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- S. African used as an official ethnic label for people of mixed ethnic origin, including Khoisan, African slave, Malay, Chinese, and white〈南非〉混血种的。
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- relating to people who are wholly or partly of non-white descent与有色人种（或混血种）有关的：
a coloured club.
有色人种俱乐部。
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- （亦作Coloured）dated or offensive a person who is wholly or partly of non-white descent〈旧或冒犯〉有色人种; 混血种。
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- S. African a person of mixed descent speaking Afrikaans or English as their mother tongue〈南非〉（以南非荷兰语或英语为母语的）混血人。
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coloureds
clothes, sheets, etc. that are any colour but white (used especially in the context of washing and colour fastness)（尤用于服装等的洗涤方法及不褪色说明文字中, 指除白色以外任何颜色的）有色服装（或床单等）。
USAGE
Coloured referring to skin colour is first recorded in the early 17th century and was adopted in the US by emancipated slaves as a term of racial pride after the end of the American Civil War. In Britain it was the accepted term until the 1960s, when it was superseded (as in the US) by black. The term coloured lost favour among black people during this period and is now widely regarded as offensive except in historical contexts. In South Africa the term coloured （also written Coloured） has a different history. It is used to refer to people of mixed-race parentage rather than, as elsewhere, to refer to African peoples and their descendants （i.e. as a synonym for black）. Under apartheid it was imposed as an official racial designation. However, in modern use the term is not generally considered offensive or derogatory.