caucasians
caucasians — 形容詞
- caucasianspositive
- more caucasianscomparative
- most caucasianssuperlative
1. used for people classified as white, especially people with European ancestry
白人的
形容被歸類為白人，尤其有歐洲血統的人
used for people classified as white, especially people with European ancestry
The survey asked whether each participant identified as Caucasian.
這份調查詢問每位參與者是否自認為白人。
be Caucasian
The clinic recorded the patient as a Caucasian woman in her sixties.
診所將這名病患記錄為一位六十多歲的白人女性。
Caucasian + person noun
Ada noticed that the old report used Caucasian for several white families.
Ada 注意到那份舊報告用 Caucasian 來稱呼幾個白人家庭。
The film study compared how Caucasian and Asian characters were described.
這項電影研究比較白人和亞洲人物被描寫的方式。
- white
more common and usually clearer in modern English
- of European ancestry
more exact when ancestry, not appearance, is the point
文法句型
Caucasian + person/family/man/woman
be Caucasian
用法筆記
This label appears in forms, older research, and formal descriptions of race. Many speakers now prefer clearer wording such as 'white' or a more specific ethnic background when that information is relevant.
常見錯誤
Do not use this sense for people from the Caucasus region unless that regional meaning is clearly intended.
caucasians — 名詞
- caucasianssingular
- caucasiansesplural
1. white people, especially people of European ancestry, considered as a group
白人
被視為白人的人，尤指有歐洲血統者的群體
white people, especially people of European ancestry, considered as a group
Caucasians made up most of the sample in the early medical study.
在那項早期醫學研究中，白人佔了樣本的大多數。
plural noun for a group
The article compared survey responses from Caucasians, Latinos, and Black Americans.
這篇文章比較了白人、拉丁裔和非裔美國人的調查回答。
Caucasians and another group
Vikram rewrote the sentence so it said white residents instead of Caucasians.
Vikram 改寫了那個句子，將 Caucasians 改成 white residents。
The census table listed Caucasians separately from several other racial categories.
人口普查表把白人和其他幾個種族類別分開列出。
- white people
more common and usually more natural in present-day English
- people of European ancestry
more precise when family origin is the focus
文法句型
Caucasians
Caucasians and + another group
用法筆記
This noun is often formal and can sound dated or overly broad. In ordinary writing, 'white people' is usually more direct, and a specific ethnic or national description is better when it is known and relevant.
常見錯誤
Avoid treating all Caucasians as sharing one culture; the word names a broad racial category, not a single community.