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mongoloid

英 美['mɑŋgə,lɔɪd]
  • adj. 蒙古人种的;[人类] 象蒙古人的;先天愚型的
  • n. 属于蒙古人种的人;先天愚型样者

英英释意


1. characteristic of or resembling a Mongol;
"the mongoloid epicanthic fold"
2. of or relating to or suffering from Down Syndrome;
"a mongoloid child"

英文词源


mongoloid
in reference to the genetic defect causing mental retardation (mongolism), 1899, from Mongoloid. So called for facial appearance. See Down's Syndrome. Such people were called Mongolian from 1866.
Mongoloid
1868 as a racial designation, from Mongol + -oid.