untouchability

untouchability读音音标

英 [ˌʌntʌtʃə\'bɪlɪtɪ]

美 [ˌʌntʌtʃə\'bɪlətɪ]

untouchability意思解释

n.

不能触摸，远不可及；

英英释义

Untouchability is the social-religious practice of ostracizing a minority group by segregating them from the mainstream by social custom or legal mandate. The excluded group could be one that did not accept the norms of the excluding group and historically included foreigners, house workers, nomadic tribes, law-breakers and criminals and those suffering from a contagious disease.