Uncle Tom

1. N-COUNT In the past, some black people used Uncle Tom to refer to a black man when they disapproved of him because he was too respectful or friendly towards white people. 湯姆大叔; 過去指對白人過分尊重或友好的黑人[侮辱]

For blacks to compromise means they risk being called Uncle Toms by their co-workers. 那些妥協(xié)的黑人面臨被他們的同事叫做“湯姆大叔”的風險。