Negro

• n. ブラック
• adj.

ラテン語のniger（黒い、暗い）が語源で、おそらくPIE*nekw（暗い、夜）が語源であろう。

negro

negro: see denigrate

Negro (n.)

"member of a black-skinned race of Africa," 1550s, from Spanish or Portuguese negro "black," from Latin nigrum (nominative niger) "black, dark, sable, dusky," figuratively "gloomy, unlucky, bad, wicked," of unknown origin (perhaps from PIE *nekw-t- "night;" see Watkins). As an adjective from 1590s. Use with a capital N- became general early 20c. (e.g. 1930 in "New York Times" stylebook) in reference to U.S. citizens of African descent, but because of its perceived association with white-imposed attitudes and roles the word was ousted late 1960s in this sense by Black (q.v.).

Professor Booker T. Washington, being politely interrogated ... as to whether negroes ought to be called 'negroes' or 'members of the colored race' has replied that it has long been his own practice to write and speak of members of his race as negroes, and when using the term 'negro' as a race designation to employ the capital 'N' ["Harper's Weekly," June 2, 1906]

Meaning "English language as spoken by U.S. blacks" is from 1704. French nègre is a 16c. borrowing from Spanish negro.

1. It 's impolite to call the black people Negro .

黒人を Negro と呼ぶのは失礼だ。

2.The Negro minstrel is touring the country.

その黒人歌舞団は全国各地を巡回している。

3.He was the first Negro ever to enroll there.

彼は学院が募集した最初の黒人学生だった。

4.The negro sluts seemed to try themselves whenever she drove by.

波**人たちは外に出て邪魔をしようとしているようだ。

5.Even the presence of a negro maid would not satisfy the conventions.

黒人の侍女がそばにいても、慣習的には足りない。