brownface
noun[U]
uk/ˈbraʊn.feɪs/us/ˈbraʊn.feɪs/make-upwornby awhitepersoninordertolooklike someone withbrownskin, forexamplesomeone fromSouthAsiaorSouthAmerica, or thepracticeofwearingthistypeofmake-up:
（电影等中的）黄（或棕）脸妆；化妆扮亚裔（或南美人）Sheactedin a 1934movieinbrownface.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 arehistoricalfactorsthat havecontributedto thephenomenonof brownface in theUnitedStates.美国演艺界的棕脸妆现象是历史因素造成的。
- It'sshockingthat the Ayah isplayedby awhiteactresswho, ofcourse,wearsbrownface.
- He gives aterribleperformanceas aMexicanlawman inunconvincingbrownfacemake-up.
- ThefilmGandhi iscriticallyacclaimedandbeloved,althoughasintoleranceforracismand brownfaceincreases, it hasattractedmorecriticism.