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From 'de-' (reverse) + 'segregation' (separation by race), first used in the early 20th century in the context of racial integration.
❶ 废除种族隔离,指消除对不同种族或群体在公共设施、教育等方面的隔离政策,实现平等对待。
“The desegregation of schools was a major milestone in the civil rights movement.”
(学校的废除种族隔离是民权运动的一个重要里程碑。)
“Many activists fought tirelessly for the desegregation of public transportation.”
(许多活动家为废除公共交通的种族隔离而不懈奋斗。)
school desegregation — 指废除学校中的种族隔离政策,允许不同种族的学生在同一所学校就读。
“School desegregation was enforced by federal troops in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.”
(1957年,联邦军队在阿肯色州小石城强制执行了学校废除种族隔离政策。)
desegregation order — 法院或其他权威机构发布的命令,要求废除特定场所或系统中的种族隔离。
“The city complied with the desegregation order by integrating all public pools.”
(该市通过整合所有公共游泳池来遵守废除种族隔离的命令。)