racial

racial — 形容詞

1. Connected with situations where a person gets worse treatment or suffers harm si

1.形容詞B2
釋義

種族歧視的

因種族而遭受不公平對待的

Connected with situations where a person gets worse treatment or suffers harm simply because others see them as belonging to a particular race — for example, losing a job opportunity, being refused a home to rent, or receiving poorer medical care.

例句

Andrés's report showed clear racial bias in the company's hiring process.

Andrés 的報告顯示該公司的招聘流程存在明顯的種族偏見。

collocation: racial bias

The new law makes racial discrimination in housing a serious crime.

這項新法規定住房方面的種族歧視屬於嚴重犯罪。

collocation: racial discrimination

同義詞
  • discriminatory

    more formal and legal; focuses on unequal treatment rather than the basis (race, gender, age)

  • racist

    stronger and more accusatory; describes beliefs in racial superiority, not just unfair treatment

  • prejudiced

    more personal; describes an individual's biased attitudes rather than systemic practices

反義詞
  • colour-blind

    describes treating people without regard to race at all

文法句型

racial + noun (discrimination, bias, abuse)

用法筆記

Frequently paired with nouns describing unfair treatment, such as 'discrimination', 'bias', 'abuse', 'profiling', 'hatred', and 'inequality'. Unlike the general sense (sense 3), this sense carries a strong negative judgement about the unfairness of the treatment.

常見錯誤

❌The company has a racial problem' (too vague).
✅The company has a problem with racial discrimination.
💡'racial' alone is too broad; pair it with a specific noun like discrimination, bias, or profiling.

2. Describing situations, relationships, or events that involve people from differe

2.形容詞B2
釋義

種族間的

不同種族之間發生的

Describing situations, relationships, or events that involve people from different racial groups — such as friendships, marriages, community interactions, or social conflicts that cross racial boundaries.

例句

The school's programme helped reduce racial tensions among students from different backgrounds.

該校的活動幫助減少了不同背景學生之間的種族緊張關係。

collocation: racial tensions

Rohan and Dahlia are friends who demonstrate racial harmony in their class.

Rohan 和 Dahlia 是朋友，他們在班上展現了種族和諧。

collocation: racial harmony

同義詞
  • interracial

    more specific; only describes things happening between people of different races

  • cross-cultural

    broader; refers to interactions between different cultures, which may overlap with race

  • multiethnic

    focuses on ethnic groups rather than racial categories

反義詞
  • intraracial

    within a single racial group; rare in everyday usage

文法句型

racial + noun (harmony, tensions, diversity)

用法筆記

Common in phrases describing social relations, including 'racial harmony', 'racial tensions', 'racial diversity', and 'racial integration'. In this sense, the focus is on the interaction or relationship between racial groups, not on unfair treatment.

常見錯誤

❌They are a racial couple' (sounds like describing a couple's race).
✅They are in an interracial relationship.
💡Use 'interracial' to describe people from different races together; 'racial' alone does not convey this meaning.

3. Connected with the idea of race or with a person's perceived racial background —

3.形容詞B1
釋義

種族的

與種族或種族背景相關的

Connected with the idea of race or with a person's perceived racial background — used when talking about identity, categories, demographics, or general topics related to race, without necessarily implying unfair treatment or interracial contact.

例句

The census form asks people to indicate their racial background on the questionnaire.

人口普查表要求人們填寫自己的種族背景。

collocation: racial background

Ingrid wrote an essay about racial identity in modern British society.

Ingrid 寫了一篇關於現代英國社會中種族認同的文章。

同義詞
  • ethnic

    overlapping but more precise; refers to shared cultural traits, language, or nationality rather than physical characteristics

  • ancestral

    focuses on family lineage and heritage rather than broad racial categories

文法句型

racial + noun (background, identity, group)

用法筆記

The most general and neutral sense of 'racial'. Use it when simply stating a connection to race without focusing on fairness (sense 1) or interracial interaction (sense 2). Common with formal or statistical contexts like census data, academic research, and official forms.