apartheid

n. 种族隔离

中文词源

apartheid 种族隔离

apart, 分开。-heid, 荷兰语后缀，同英语-hood, 见childhood. 指南非的种族隔离政策。

apartheid: apartheid: [20] Apartheid is a direct borrowing from Afrikaans apartheid, literally ‘separateness’, which is a compound based on Dutch apart and the suffix -heid (related to English -hood). The first record of its use in Afrikaans is in 1929, but it does not appear in English-language contexts until 1947.
apartheid (n.): 1947 (policy begun 1948), from Afrikaans apartheid (1929 in a South African socio-political context), literally "separateness," from Dutch apart "separate" (from French àpart; see apart) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood. The official English synonym was separate development (1955).
"Segregation" is such an active word that it suggests someone is trying to segregate someone else. So the word "apartheid" was introduced. Now it has such a stench in the nostrils of the world, they are referring to "autogenous development." [Alan Paton, "New York Times," Oct. 24, 1960]

1. Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.: 无论老少都看出他是种族隔离制度的坚决反对者。

2. He praised her role in the struggle against apartheid.: 他称赞了她在反种族隔离制的斗争中发挥的重要作用。

3. The apartheid system which enshrined racism in law still existed.: 以法律保护种族主义的种族隔离制度依旧存在。

5. Apartheid used tribalism as the basis of its "divide-and-rule" homeland policies.: 南非种族隔离制将部落制度作为其对国土“分而治之”的政策基础。