mixed-heritage
mixed-heritage — 名詞
1. the condition of having family roots that come from more than one of the followi
多元背景
擁有多種族或多文化的家庭淵源
the condition of having family roots that come from more than one of the following — a particular race, ethnicity, faith, or cultural tradition — which often shapes a person's sense of who they are
Amelia's mixed heritage means she celebrates holidays from both her Chinese and Mexican family traditions.
Amelia 的多元背景讓她同時慶祝中式與墨西哥式的家庭傳統節日。
noun phrase: mixed heritage as a subject complement
The school's cultural fair gives students of mixed heritage a chance to share their family stories.
學校的文化日讓多元背景的學生有機會分享自己的家族故事。
prepositional phrase: of mixed heritage
Felipe wrote a powerful essay about growing up with mixed heritage in a mostly homogeneous neighbourhood.
Felipe 寫了一篇動人的文章，描述自己在背景單一的社區中成長於多元背景之下的經歷。
Noor feels that her mixed heritage is a bridge between the different communities she belongs to.
Noor 認為自己的多元背景是她所屬的不同社群之間的橋樑。
More young people today proudly talk about their mixed heritage in school and on social media.
現在越來越多年輕人在學校和社群媒體上自豪地談論自己的多元背景。
- mixed-race background
narrows the focus to racial mixing only; mixed-heritage is broader and includes ethnic, religious, and cultural combinations
- dual heritage
implies exactly two backgrounds; mixed-heritage can cover more than two
- multicultural background
emphasises cultural diversity rather than ancestry or ethnicity
用法筆記
Often used with a possessive (her mixed heritage, their mixed heritage) or in the pattern 'people of mixed heritage'. The compound form is usually hyphenated when used as a noun phrase, but common as an open compound (mixed heritage) too.
常見錯誤
mixed-heritage — 形容詞
1. describes a person whose family line includes people from different races, faith
多元背景的
來自多種族或多文化家庭的
describes a person whose family line includes people from different races, faiths, ethnic communities, or cultural traditions
Andrei attends a Saturday school for mixed-heritage children who want to learn both their parents' languages.
Andrei 每週六去一間為多元背景兒童開設的學校，學習父母雙方的語言。
attributive: mixed-heritage + noun [children]
The documentary follows three mixed-heritage teenagers as they visit their grandparents in different countries.
這部紀錄片記錄了三位多元背景青少年在不同國家探望祖父母的旅程。
Sivan's mixed-heritage family celebrates Lunar New Year and Diwali with equal warmth every year.
Sivan 的多元背景家庭每年都同樣熱情地慶祝農曆新年和排燈節。
A mixed-heritage student council was formed to represent the diverse backgrounds at the international school.
國際學校成立了一個多元背景學生會，以代表來自不同文化背景的學生。
Jiwoo's art project explores what it means to grow up in a mixed-heritage household where two languages are spoken daily.
Jiwoo 的藝術作品探討了在每天說兩種語言的多元背景家庭中長大的意義。
- biracial
limited to two racial groups; mixed-heritage is broader (ethnicity, religion, culture)
- multiethnic
focuses on ethnicity rather than the full range of heritage aspects
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively before a noun (attributive position). Rarely used predicatively ('*She is mixed-heritage' is non-standard — use 'of mixed heritage' for the noun construction instead).