racially
racially — adverb
1. describing actions or situations where a person is judged or treated according t
describing actions or situations where a person is judged or treated according to their racial or ethnic background, especially when this leads to unfairness or harm
The estate agent was found guilty of discriminating racially against South Asian families.
modifies 'discriminating' — common in discrimination and legal contexts
Tariq filed a complaint after hearing racially offensive remarks in the office break room.
collocation: racially offensive
Police are investigating whether the attack on the corner shop was racially motivated.
The court found that the company's hiring practices were racially discriminatory against older women.
Tanvi left her job after enduring racially abusive language from her supervisor.
- prejudicially
more formal and less common; focuses on prejudice rather than race specifically
- discriminatorily
very formal, legal register; narrower in focus on discriminatory acts
- fairly
opposite in the sense of treating people without racial bias
- impartially
opposite in the sense of not letting race affect judgement
文法句型
racially + verb (discriminate, abuse)
racially + adjective (motivated, offensive, biased, charged, abusive)
用法筆記
Commonly pairs with verbs like discriminate, abuse, harass and adjectives like motivated, offensive, biased, charged, hostile — almost always in contexts describing negative or harmful treatment based on race.
常見錯誤
2. relating to how people are described or grouped by their racial or ethnic identi
relating to how people are described or grouped by their racial or ethnic identity as a category, without necessarily implying unfairness or conflict between groups
The census form asks people to describe themselves racially from a list of categories.
modifies 'describe' — neutral classification context
The student body is racially diverse, with families originally from over twenty countries.
collocation: racially diverse
Élise studies how the city changed by examining its racially mixed neighbourhoods.
The report breaks down the survey results by age and income, as well as racially.
The government was praised for appointing a cabinet that was racially and ethnically balanced.
- ethnically
broader meaning that can include cultural and linguistic background, not just race
文法句型
racially + adjective (diverse, mixed, balanced, segregated)
用法筆記
Commonly modifies adjectives that describe variety in group composition, such as diverse, mixed, balanced, or segregated. Unlike Sense 1 (DISCRIMINATORY), this sense does not carry a negative connotation about unfair treatment.