spic
spic — 名詞
- spicsingular
- spicsplural
1. a deeply insulting ethnic slur used against people of Latin American or Hispanic
拉美貶稱
對拉丁美洲裔人士的極度冒犯性蔑稱
a deeply insulting ethnic slur used against people of Latin American or Hispanic background
A stranger on the bus muttered 'spic' at Ramón, and he froze.
公車上有個陌生人對 Ramón 低聲罵了句「spic」，他當場愣住了。
mutter + spic (slur delivered under the breath)
Salma told the head teacher that some classmates kept calling her a spic.
Salma 告訴校長，有些同學一直叫她 spic。
Dario's grandfather never forgot being called a spic on his first day of work.
Dario 的祖父永遠忘不了上班第一天被叫 spic 的事。
passive: being called a spic
The word 'spic' was scrawled in black ink across Renata's locker after school.
放學後，Renata 的置物櫃上被人用黑色墨水潦草地寫了「spic」這個字。
passive: was scrawled (slur as graffiti)
Mrs. Castillo told her son he must never call anyone a spic, no matter what.
Castillo 太太告誡兒子，無論如何都不准叫任何人 spic。
negation: must never call someone a spic
- call someone a spic
- shout 'spic' at someone
- yell 'spic'
文法句型
call [someone] a spic
shout/yell/mutter + spic (at someone)
the word 'spic'
用法筆記
This racial slur must never be used to address or refer to a person, even in jest. It appears almost exclusively in reported speech, historical accounts, or discussions of racism. The word is always offensive regardless of context or the speaker's intent.