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miscegenation

n. 种族混合；杂婚

中文词源

miscegenation 混种，混血儿

来自拉丁语miscere,混合，词源同mix,-gen,生育，词源同gene,generate.即混血儿。

miscegenation: miscegenation: see mix
miscegenation (n.): "interbreeding of races," 1864, coined irregularly in American English from Latin miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)) + genus "race" (see genus).

1. It was only in 1967 that the United States finally struck down its anti miscegenation laws.: 直到1967年,美国才废除了反种族通婚的法律.