词组 | Uncle Tom |
释义 | Uncle Tom 1. noun a black person who curries favour from whites through obsequious, fawning behaviour. In recent US history, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has attracted the 'Uncle Tom' label more than any other black American, in part due to the irresistible Tom-Thomas pun US, 1922 2. verb (used of a black person) to try to curry favour with white people by obsequious behaviour US, 1937 an Uncle TomA derisive term for a black person who is submissive or servile to white people. The phrase refers to the titular faithful black servant in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. He was once a passionate activist, but he's become an Uncle Tom. |
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