mixed-race

/ˌmɪkst ˈreɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪkst ˈreɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmikst-ˈrās How to pronounce mixed-race (audio)/ (ame, mw)

mixed-race — adjective

1. describing someone whose parents or recent ancestors come from different racial

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing someone whose parents or recent ancestors come from different racial groups.

例句

Amira describes herself as mixed-race, with a Jamaican father and Korean mother.

identify as mixed-race: personal identity statement

The mixed-race twins at Bao's school speak both Cantonese and Spanish at home.

mixed-race + person noun (twins)

同義詞
  • multiracial

    slightly broader and more common in official or academic writing

  • biracial

    narrower; usually refers to exactly two racial backgrounds

  • of mixed heritage

    softer phrasing that can foreground family background over identity labels

反義詞

文法句型

mixed-race + person noun (child, teenager, adult)

be mixed-race

identify as mixed-race

用法筆記

Most often describes a person, child, family, or identity. Unlike sense 2, it points to someone's own ancestry rather than to a group, event, or relationship made up of people from different races.

常見錯誤

❌My dog is mixed-race.
✅My dog is mixed-breed.
💡'mixed-race' is used for human racial background, not for animals.

2. describing a group, relationship, or situation that brings together people from

2.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a group, relationship, or situation that brings together people from different racial backgrounds.

例句

The school formed a mixed-race debate team for the national youth competition.

mixed-race + team: group made up of different races

Andrew and Saira's mixed-race marriage means their children hear three languages at home.

mixed-race marriage: relationship involving different races

同義詞
  • multiracial

    often used for large groups or formal descriptions

  • interracial

    narrower; especially common for relationships such as marriage or dating

  • racially diverse

    emphasizes visible variety rather than the label itself

反義詞

文法句型

mixed-race + noun (marriage, team, cast, panel)

be in a mixed-race marriage

be mixed-race

用法筆記

Most often modifies collective nouns such as marriage, cast, team, school, or neighborhood. Unlike sense 1, the adjective here describes the make-up of a group or relationship, not one person's ancestry.

常見錯誤

❌Our office is mixed-race because Mei is mixed-race.
✅Our office is mixed-race because staff come from different racial backgrounds.
💡the adjective describes the whole group, not a single member.