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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cul·tu·ral /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ ●●● W2 AWL adjective [usually before noun] 1 SANbelonging or relating to a particular society and its way of life 文化的；文化上的 → multicultural the very real historical and cultural differences between our two societies 我们两个社会之间非常现实的历史和文化差异 the desire to maintain a distinct cultural identity 保持独特的文化特征的愿望 It is important to look at the political and cultural context in which the novel was written. 要考虑小说创作时的政治和文化背景，这一点很重要。 people who share the same cultural background 有着相同文化背景的人cultural heritage/traditions etc (=ideas, customs etc that have existed in a particular society for a long time) 文化遗产/传统等 Japan’s unique cultural heritage 日本独特的文化遗产 → multicultural2 AART/CULTURErelating to art, literature, music etc 与文艺有关的，文化的 the city’s rich and varied cultural life 这个城市丰富多彩的文化生活 Students need to have time for relaxation and cultural activities, as well as for academic work. 学生除了学习之外，还需要有时间放松和参加文化活动。 In the later Middle Ages, Prague was an important cultural centre (=a place, usually a big city, where a lot of artistic and musical events happen). 在中世纪后期，布拉格是一个重要的文化中心。n COLLOCATIONSnounscultural heritage (=the ideas, customs etc that have existed among a group for a long time)We want to preserve our cultural heritage and pass it on to our children.cultural differencesPeople must accept each others’ cultural differences.cultural values (=ideas of what is right and wrong in a culture)the social and cultural values of the western worldcultural identity (=feeling of belonging to a particular group and sharing its values)Children develop a sense of their racial and cultural identity at a young age.cultural diversity (=including people from many different cultures)the racial and cultural diversity of British societya cultural context (=the ideas, customs etc of a particular place or time)the cultural context of Europe in the eighteenth centurycultural changeThese were decades of rapid cultural change.cultural background (=the type of society you come from, and its ideas, customs etc)people from the same cultural backgroundcultural factors/influencesResearch suggests that cultural factors influence scores in intelligence tests.cultural traditionsThe ceremony is an important cultural tradition for the tribe.Examples from the Corpus
cultural• Nobody has the controlling cultural authority to tell women to what lengths they should go.• Our persistent cultural blind spot on the effects of such exclusion is now proving to be very problematic.• Both of these would be products of a continued modernization process based on a principle of cultural differentiation.• Teachers must be equipped to deal with the linguistic and cultural diversity of the student body.• The Principal feels that cultural education is very important.• Both biological and cultural explanations, however, have sceptical implications as far as morality is concerned.• Puerto Rico has a distinct cultural identity.• Maybe, but certainly not as the force in marketing, consuming and cultural influence the Boomers were themselves.• Baroque music was part of a broader cultural movement that affected all the arts.• Houston's cultural offerings are just what we were looking for.• Their specific and local histories, often threatened and repressed, are inserted ` between the lines' of dominant cultural practices.• It also includes discouraging cultural traits that have outlived their usefulness and may be otherwise harmful to society.• The assumptions underlying these techniques are generally the same as those of the cultural transmission concept of learning.cultural differences• Even within strong corporate cultures, values are rarely strong or homogeneous enough to override cultural differences.• Health authorities are encouraged to arrange for the services which ethnic minority communities need and which reflect cultural differences.• Ted jokes that there really are some cultural differences.• The happiest results came when householders gave their evacuees time to settle in and made some attempt to understand their cultural differences.• This sense of linguistic exclusion can be complicated by various cultural differences.• References to studies of cultural differences are given at the end of the chapter.• Not that racial and cultural differences can not exist.• In arguing for autonomy, Osaka's leaders stress cultural differences with Tokyo.cultural life• But it is Winterthur's art collections that almost dwarf the rest of its cultural life.• In the meanwhile, a new Leviathan has surfaced in cultural life.• These exhibitions became central to Sheffield's cultural life, and were the turning-points in the careers of several young artists.• Mr. Amos Does my right hon. Friend accept that the quality of cultural life in the north-east is second to none?• Almost a century later Manaus's neglected cultural life is re-emerging with a Slavic twist.• So much, thought Spruce, for the cultural life of a Norfolk village at the end of the twentieth century.• The Karimojong are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose economic, social and cultural life revolves around cattle.• With the academy Supplying hungry audiences, the town enjoyed a cultural life that belied its size.cul·tu·ral adjective →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
relating Corpus or to belonging and particular a society
cultural
cul‧tu‧ral W2 AC /ˈkʌltʃərəl/
adjective [usually before noun]1. belonging or relating to a particular society and its way of life ⇨ multicultural:
the very real historical and cultural differences between our two societies
the desire to maintain a distinct cultural identity
It is important to look at the political and cultural context in which the novel was written.
people who share the same cultural background
cultural heritage/traditions etc (=ideas, customs etc that have existed in a particular society for a long time)
Japan’s unique cultural heritage ⇨ multicultural
2. relating to art, literature, music etc:
the city’s rich and varied cultural life
Students need to have time for relaxation and cultural activities, as well as for academic work.
In the later Middle Ages, Prague was an important cultural centre (=a place, usually a big city, where a lot of artistic and musical events happen).
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▪cultural heritage (=the ideas, customs etc that have existed among a group for a long time) We want to preserve our cultural heritage and pass it on to our children.
▪cultural differences People must accept each others’ cultural differences.
▪cultural values (=ideas of what is right and wrong in a culture) the social and cultural values of the western world
▪cultural identity (=feeling of belonging to a particular group and sharing its values) Children develop a sense of their racial and cultural identity at a young age.
▪cultural diversity (=including people from many different cultures) the racial and cultural diversity of British society
▪a cultural context (=the ideas, customs etc of a particular place or time) the cultural context of Europe in the eighteenth century
▪cultural change These were decades of rapid cultural change.
▪cultural background (=the type of society you come from, and its ideas, customs etc) people from the same cultural background
▪cultural factors/influences Research suggests that cultural factors influence scores in intelligence tests.
▪cultural traditions The ceremony is an important cultural tradition for the tribe.
cul‧tu‧ral W2 AC /ˈkʌltʃərəl/
adjective [usually before noun]1. belonging or relating to a particular society and its way of life ⇨ multicultural: cultural heritage/traditions etc (=ideas, customs etc that have existed in a particular society for a long time)
2. relating to art, literature, music etc:
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