Language Activator – Race

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت   race را بررسی خواهیم کرد

race

(countable/uncountable noun)

: one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same color of skin and physical appearance as each other

.People should be treated equally, regardless of their race, age, or sex

.people of all races and religions

.Studies are under way to find out why men of some races are more prone to some forms of cancer than others

race relations

: the relationship between people of different races

.The group is working to improve race relations in our cities

color

(countable noun)

: the color of someone’s skin, which shows which race they belong to, especially whether they are black or white

.People of all colors and nationalities were at the ceremony

.You can’t judge people by the color of their skin

ethnicity

(countable/uncountable noun)

one of the group of people of a particular race or nationality who live in a place where there are other races or nationalities

.I couldn’t tell her ethnicity from her last name

.Ethnicity should not be a factor in hiring decisions

.The Bay Area is a place where people of many ethnicities live together in relative harmony

ethnic

(adjective only before noun)

ethnic group/ethnic minority

: a group of people of a particular race or nationality living in a place where most other people are of a different race

.The Indonesians of the city form a distinct ethnic group

In the large cities of Africa, where different ethnic groups with many different languages are thrown together, people communicate in English or Swahili

ethnic origin/background

the ethnic group that someone belongs to

.fighting in Bosnia between people from different ethnic backgrounds

.In California it is illegal to refuse to do business with someone because of their race or ethnic origin

ethnically

(adverb)

There is probably no major public university campus quite as racially and ethnically diverse as the University of California

:Practice

: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

Race / race relations / color / ethnicity / ethnic

.N1. fighting in Bosnia between people from different …………… backgrounds
.N2. I couldn’t tell her …………… from her last name
.N3. The group is working to improve …………… in our cities
.N4. People of all …………… and nationalities were at the ceremony
.N5. People should be treated equally, regardless of their …………… age, or sex

:Answers

Ethnic / ethnicity / race relations / colors / race