culture
n
1 [U]
(a) refined understanding and appreciation of art, literature, etc 文化(對於文藝等的深刻的了解和鑒賞)
a society without much culture 文化不發達的社會
She is a woman of considerable culture. 她是個文化修養很高的女子.
Universities should be centres of culture. 大學應該是文化的中心.
(b) (often derog 常作貶義) art, literature, etc collectively 文化(文學、 藝術等的總稱)
tourists coming to Venice in search of culture 前來威尼斯附庸風雅的游客.
2 [U] state of intellectual development of a society 文化(一個社會智力發展的狀況)
twentieth-century mass culture 二十世紀的大眾文化
a period of high/low culture 文化高[低]的時期.
3 [U, C] particular form of intellectual expression, eg in art and literature 文化(智力表現的形式, 如體現於文藝方面)
We owe much to Greek culture. 我們得益於希臘文化之處甚多.
She has studied the cultures of Oriental countries. 她研究過東方各國的文化.
4 [U, C] customs, arts, social institutions, etc of a particular group or people 文化(某群體或民族的風俗、 人文現象、 社會慣例等)
the culture of the Eskimos 愛斯基摩人的文化
working-class culture 工人階級的文化.
5 [U] development through training, exercise, treatment, etc 鍛煉; 訓練; 修養
physical culture, ie developing one's muscles and fitness by doing exercises 體育
The culture of the mind is vital. 修心養性是極其重要的.
6 [U] growing of plants or rearing of certain types of animal (eg bees, silkworms, etc) to obtain a crop or improve the species (植物的)栽培; (動物, 如蜂、 蠶等, 良種的)培育
bulb culture, ie the growing of flowers from bulbs 鱗莖植物的栽培.
7 [C] (biology 生) group of bacteria grown for medical or scientific study 培養的細菌
a culture of cholera germs 培養出的霍亂菌.