desegregation
/ˌdiːˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiːˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)dē-ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən/ (ame, mw)
desegregation — 名詞
1. the removal of laws, rules, or customs that keep racial or other social groups a
廢除隔離
取消群體被迫分隔的制度
the removal of laws, rules, or customs that keep racial or other social groups apart instead of letting them use the same schools, housing, transport, or other public services
After the court ruling, desegregation reached every public bus route in Atlanta.
法院裁決後，亞特蘭大的每條公車路線都開始推動廢除隔離。
desegregation + reached + public service
Parents in Little Rock argued for desegregation of the city's high schools.
Little Rock 的家長主張市內高中應廢除隔離。
desegregation of + institution
Federal troops were sent to protect desegregation at the university gates.
聯邦部隊被派往大學校門口，保護那裡的廢除隔離行動。
The newspaper praised desegregation as a step toward equal treatment.
那份報紙稱讚廢除隔離是邁向平等對待的一步。
Housing desegregation moved slowly even after the new law passed.
即使新法律通過後，住宅廢除隔離的進展仍然很慢。
- integration
often implies fuller shared participation after barriers are removed, not only the ending of separation rules
- inclusion
broader and less historical; focuses on making people feel welcome rather than removing a legal or social barrier
- segregation
the policy or practice of keeping groups apart instead of allowing shared access
- separation
more general term that does not always involve injustice or institutional policy
文法句型
the desegregation of + institution/group
desegregation in + place/system
用法筆記
Usually appears in historical, legal, or policy writing, especially about schools, housing, transport, and other public institutions. It focuses on removing enforced separation; 'integration' often goes further and suggests people are actively participating together after the barriers are removed.