detribalized
adjective
mainlyUS(UKusuallydetribalise)uk/ˌdiːˈtraɪ.bəl.aɪzd/us/ˌdiːˈtraɪ.bəl.aɪzd/having been made tostopfollowingthetraditionalcustomsorsocialstructureof atribe(= asocialgroupofpeoplewith the samelanguage,customs, andhistory, and often arecognizedleader):
(被迫)脱离部落的;(被迫)消除部落风俗习惯的In this way thenativesweresteadilydetribalized,abandoningallegiancetotheirowncustomsandbeliefs.这样一来,原住民逐渐去部落化,放弃了对自己习俗和信仰的忠诚。
- Theyopposedthischange, since theyfeltit wouldleadtowhiteownershipoflargetractsoflandon which detribalized anddemoralizednativeswouldsubsistaswageslaves.
- All Kolams,unlesstotallydetribalized,returntotheirancestralAyakshrinefor theperformanceofimportantrites.
- The "detribalised" Mr Obasanjofindsabhorrenttheideathat Nigeria shouldsplitinto aconfederationofethnicregions.
- Apartheidemergedas a way tocontrol"massesof detribalised Natives" andtheirlabour.