colour blindness
noun [ U ] UK uk/ˈkʌl.ə.blaɪnd.nəs/ us/ˈkʌl.ɚ.blaɪnd.nəs/ (US color blindness)
色盲
a condition in which someone is unable to see the difference between particular colours, especially red and green
He had never been tested for colour blindness. 他从未接受过色盲测试。
He can never be an airline pilot because of his colour blindness. 由于有色盲，他永远也不可能成为一名飞行员。
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- Red-green deficiencies are the most common form of colour blindness.
- Some firms never check job applicants for colour blindness.
- Colour blindness is more common in men than women because the condition is passed on via the female X chromosome.
无肤色歧视
the fact of not treating people differently because of their race
He said that Americans' election of Obama as the first black president indicated that the nation was moving toward colour blindness. 他说，奥巴马当选美国第一任黑人总统，表明美国正朝着无肤色歧视发展。
colour blindness that ignores and denies the issue of race 无视并否认种族问题的无肤色歧视
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- She believes the concept of striving for colour blindness is sound.
- Colour consciousness, not colour blindness, should help to shape policy development.
- The board adopted a nondiscrimination policy that made a vague commitment to colour blindness but said nothing about integration.