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词汇 swart gevaar
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Definition of swart gevaar in English:

swart gevaar

noun ˌswart xəˈfɑː
historical
  • (in South Africa under apartheid) a threat perceived as being posed by black people to whites.

    〈南非〉黑祸(白人认为黑人对他们造成的威胁)

    as modifier the party got into power on the swart gevaar ticket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This was nothing more than political mischief and ‘swart gevaar’ tactics.
    • The swart gevaar (` Black danger ’) was thought to be everywhere present.
    • My betrayal rests with the fact that this whole ‘swart gevaar’ and all that, never existed.
    • This smacks too much of the ‘swart gevaar’ (black threat) paranoia that was the mood of the apartheid leaders for too many years in South Africa.
    • In both cities, whites rushed to buy arms and ammunition for protection against the so-called swart gevaar (black peril) - although at no time were any white communities threatened.

Origin

Afrikaans, literally 'black danger'.

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