interracial

interracial — adjective

1. describing a relationship, friendship, marriage, or any social connection betwee

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a relationship, friendship, marriage, or any social connection between people who belong to different racial groups

例句

Interracial couples sometimes have to deal with unwanted attention in public places.

collocation: interracial couples

Salma and Vikram say their interracial marriage helped them understand each other's traditions better.

同義詞
  • mixed-race

    More commonly used to describe individuals or families rather than abstract connections; slightly less formal

  • cross-cultural

    Broader meaning that emphasises cultural rather than racial differences

  • multiracial

    Refers to a group or society involving many races, not just two

反義詞
  • same-race

    Describes a relationship within the same racial group; less common as a single-word adjective

用法筆記

Frequently used with nouns describing personal or family relationships. Unlike biracial (which describes one individual's mixed heritage), interracial always describes a connection between two or more people.

常見錯誤

❌She is interracial.' (when talking about a person's own background)
✅She is biracial.
💡interracial describes a relationship between people, not one person's heritage.
❌They are in a interracial relationship.
✅They are in an interracial relationship.
💡the article an is used because interracial starts with a vowel sound.