Interracial means happening between people of different races — an interracial marriage, friendship, school, or neighbourhood. It is a serious word, often used in news, law, and school writing, when race is the point of what you are naming.

InterracialInterracial，means happening between people of different races意思是發生在不同種族的人之間——an interracial marriage, friendship, school, or neighbourhood像an interracial marriage跨種族婚姻、friendship跨種族友誼、school跨種族學校，或neighbourhood跨種族社區。It is a serious word這是個很鄭重的字，often used in news, law, and school writing常用在新聞、法律和學校的寫作裡，when race is the point of what you are naming當種族正是你想指出的重點時。

Though actually, it does not only mean marriage, even though that is the phrase many learners meet first; a team or a street can be described this way too. And this ‘race’ is about human groups, not a running race to the finish line.

Though actually不過其實，it does not only mean marriage它不是只能講婚姻，even though that is the phrase many learners meet first儘管那是很多學習者最先遇到的說法；a team or a street can be described this way too一支隊伍或一條街也可以這樣形容。And this ‘race’ is about human groups而這裡的「race」講的是人類的族群，not a running race to the finish line不是跑去終點線的那個「賽跑」。

In careful talk today, some people prefer words like mixed, or they name the groups, but interracial is still widely used, especially in US English and in formal writing. Use it when you mean it; do not throw it at every story that happens to include people who look different.

In careful talk today在今天講究的用語裡，some people prefer words like mixed有些人比較喜歡用mixed（混合的）這類字，or they name the groups或是直接講出族群的名字，but interracial is still widely used但interracial還是被廣泛使用，especially in US English and in formal writing尤其是在美式英文和正式寫作裡。Use it when you mean it想用的時候就用；do not throw it at every story that happens to include people who look different但不要隨便套用在每一個剛好有不同長相的人出現的故事上。