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culturenbsp;(fromnbsp;thenbsp;latinnbsp;culturanbsp;stemmingnbsp;fromnbsp;colere,nbsp;meaningnbsp;“tonbsp;cultivate“)[1]nbsp;generallynbsp;refersnbsp;tonbsp;patternsnbsp;ofnbsp;humannbsp;activitynbsp;andnbsp;thenbsp;symbolicnbsp;structuresnbsp;thatnbsp;givenbsp;suchnbsp;activitiesnbsp;significancenbsp;andnbsp;importance.nbsp;culturesnbsp;cannbsp;benbsp;“understoodnbsp;asnbsp;systemsnbsp;ofnbsp;symbolsnbsp;andnbsp;meaningsnbsp;thatnbsp;evennbsp;theirnbsp;creatorsnbsp;contest,nbsp;thatnbsp;lacknbsp;fixednbsp;boundaries,nbsp;thatnbsp;arenbsp;constantlynbsp;innbsp;flux,nbsp;andnbsp;thatnbsp;interactnbsp;andnbsp;competenbsp;withnbsp;onenbsp;another“[2]culturenbsp;cannbsp;benbsp;definednbsp;asnbsp;allnbsp;thenbsp;waysnbsp;ofnbsp;lifenbsp;includingnbsp;arts,nbsp;beliefsnbsp;andnbsp;institutionsnbsp;ofnbsp;anbsp;populationnbsp;thatnbsp;arenbsp;passednbsp;downnbsp;fromnbsp;generationnbsp;tonbsp;generation.nbsp;culturenbsp;hasnbsp;beennbsp;callednbsp;“thenbsp;waynbsp;ofnbsp;lifenbsp;fornbsp;annbsp;entirenbsp;society.“[3]nbsp;asnbsp;such,nbsp;itnbsp;includesnbsp;codesnbsp;ofnbsp;manners,nbsp;dress,nbsp;language,nbsp;religion,nbsp;rituals,nbsp;normsnbsp;ofnbsp;behaviornbsp;suchnbsp;asnbsp;lawnbsp;andnbsp;morality,nbsp;andnbsp;systemsnbsp;ofnbsp;beliefnbsp;asnbsp;wellnbsp;asnbsp;thenbsp;art.culturalnbsp;anthropologistsnbsp;mostnbsp;commonlynbsp;usenbsp;thenbsp;termnbsp;“culture“nbsp;tonbsp;refernbsp;tonbsp;thenbsp;universalnbsp;humannbsp;capacitynbsp;andnbsp;activitiesnbsp;tonbsp;classify,nbsp;codifynbsp;andnbsp;communicatenbsp;theirnbsp;experiencesnbsp;materiallynbsp;andnbsp;symbolically.nbsp;scholarsnbsp;havenbsp;longnbsp;viewednbsp;thisnbsp;capacitynbsp;asnbsp;anbsp;definingnbsp;featurenbsp;ofnbsp;humansnbsp;(althoughnbsp;somenbsp;primatologistsnbsp;havenbsp;identifiednbsp;aspectsnbsp;ofnbsp;culturenbsp;suchnbsp;asnbsp;learnednbsp;toolnbsp;makingnbsp;andnbsp;usenbsp;amongnbsp;humankind‘snbsp;closestnbsp;relativesnbsp;innbsp;thenbsp;animalnbsp;kingdom).[4]culturenbsp;isnbsp;manifestednbsp;innbsp;humannbsp;artifactsnbsp;andnbsp;activitiesnbsp;suchnbsp;asnbsp;music,nbsp;literature,nbsp;lifestyle,nbsp;food,nbsp;paintingnbsp;andnbsp;sculpture,nbsp;theaternbsp;andnbsp;film.[5]nbsp;althoughnbsp;somenbsp;scholarsnbsp;identifynbsp;culturenbsp;innbsp;termsnbsp;ofnbsp;consumptionnbsp;andnbsp;consumernbsp;goodsnbsp;(asnbsp;innbsp;highnbsp;culture,nbsp;lownbsp;culture,nbsp;folknbsp;culture,nbsp;ornbsp;popularnbsp;culture),[6]nbsp;anthropologistsnbsp;understandnbsp;“culture“nbsp;tonbsp;refernbsp;notnbsp;onlynbsp;tonbsp;consumptionnbsp;goods,nbsp;butnbsp;tonbsp;thenbsp;generalnbsp;processesnbsp;whichnbsp;producenbsp;suchnbsp;goodsnbsp;andnbsp;givenbsp;themnbsp;meaning,nbsp;andnbsp;tonbsp;thenbsp;socialnbsp;relationshipsnbsp;andnbsp;practicesnbsp;innbsp;whichnbsp;suchnbsp;objectsnbsp;andnbsp;processesnbsp;becomenbsp;embedded.nbsp;fornbsp;th
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文化英文:culture ,读音:英 ['kʌltʃə(r)] 美 ['kʌltʃər]
n.文化;教养;栽培
vt. 培养,栽培
词汇搭配
1、lack culture 缺乏修养
2、ethnic culture 民族文化
3、human culture 人类文化
4、western culture 西方文化
常见句型:
1、Universities are centers of culture.
大学是文化中心。
2、He has studied the cultures of the Eastern countries.
他研究过东方国家的文化。
3、She has studied the cultures of Oriental countries.
她研究过东方各国的文化。
1、词源解说
15世纪中期进入英语,直接源自古典拉丁语的cultura,意为倾向。
2、词语用法
culture常用作不可数名词,当表示某一特定形式的文化或某种类型的文化时,可用于复数形式。
3、同义词:civilization
读音:英 [ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn] 美 [ˌsɪvələ'zeɪʃn]
释义:n. 文明;开化;教养
例句:Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world.
中国文化是世界上最古老的文化之一。
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