outcaste

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈaʊtkɑːst/    美 /ˈaʊtkæst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An outcast from the caste system.
    — […] the essay interprets the oral traditions of the outcaste Bhuinyas who have traditionally worked as the kamias or dependent labourers of maliks or upper-caste landlords in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India. […] But the kamias' ties with the maliks predated the designation of the relationship as bondage in the nineteenth century.
  2. In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.
动词 v.
  1. To expel from a caste. transitive

词形变化

outcastes plural outcastes present,singular,third-person outcasting participle,present outcasteing participle,present outcasted participle,past outcasted past

词汇关系

近义词
Dalit

词源

词源 1
From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.
词源 2
From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.
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