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brownface noun[ U ] uk /ˈbraʊn.feɪs/ us /ˈbraʊn.feɪs/ make-up worn by a white person in order to look like someone with brown skin, for example someone from South Asia or South America, or the practice of wearing this type of make-up: (电影等中的)黄(或棕)脸妆;化妆扮亚裔(或南美人) She acted in a 1934 movie in brownface.她出演了1934年的一部电影,画上黄脸妆饰演了一个亚洲人。 There are historical factors that have contributed to the phenomenon of brownface in the United States.美国演艺界的棕脸妆现象是历史因素造成的。 It's shocking that the Ayah is played by a white actress who, of course, wears brownface. He gives a terrible performance as a Mexican lawman in unconvincing brownface make-up. The film Gandhi is critically acclaimed and beloved, although as intolerance for racism and brownface increases, it has attracted more criticism. |