black up

黒人をまねて顔を黒く塗る

主に演技で黒人をまねるため、顔を黒く化粧する。

やさしい英語で： To wear dark face makeup to imitate a Black person, usually in a performance.

• The actor blacked up for the show.
• Old photographs showed performers who had blacked up.
• The theater no longer allows actors to black up.

使い方： black up for something (The actor blacked up for the role.)

類義語： wear blackface

よく使う表現： black up onstage, black up for something

黒くする、黒くなる

黒くなったり色が濃くなったりする。または物をそのようにする。

やさしい英語で： To become black or darker, or make something black or darker.

• He blacked up the worn leather with polish.
• The surface blacked up as smoke gathered above it.
• She used dark paint to black up the pale patches.

使い方： black something up (He blacked the boots up with polish.)

類義語： blacken, darken

反対語： lighten

よく使う表現： black something up, black up boots

黒人の表現を増やす

黒人や黒人文化の要素を、作品などにより多く取り入れる。

やさしい英語で： To add more Black people or more elements of Black culture to something.

• The review claimed the studio had blacked up the cast.
• The director was accused of blacking up the story.
• A columnist described the remake as an attempt to black up the film.

使い方： black something up (The critic said the producers had blacked the cast up.)

よく使う表現： black something up, black up something