cultural

/'kʌltʃərəl/

Thân thiện

A museum displays cultural artifacts from around the world.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the ideas, customs, social behavior, arts, and products of a particular society or group: Pertaining to the shared knowledge, values, and practices that characterize a group of people.
   • Relating to the cultivation of plants or animals: Pertaining to the raising or growing of living things, often in an agricultural context.
   • Relating to the arts and intellectual achievements: Pertaining to activities and interests involving art, music, literature, and refined appreciation.

Examples of Usage

• Relating to society's shared knowledge and values:
  • Understanding cultural differences is important for international business.
  • The festival is a celebration of our cultural heritage.
• Relating to cultivation:
  • The region is known for its cultural practices in viticulture. (This advanced usage refers to the cultivation of grapes.)
• Relating to the arts and intellectual interests:
  • Paris is a major cultural center with many museums and theaters.
  • She has a deep cultural background in classical music.

Advanced Usage

• "Cultural appropriation": The unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.
  • The debate focused on the cultural appropriation of traditional dress.
• "Cultural capital": The social assets of a person (education, intellect, style of speech, style of dress, etc.) that promote social mobility.
  • His extensive travel provided him with significant cultural capital.

Variants and Related Words

• Culture (n): The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. Also, the cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc., in an artificial medium.
  • The company is working to improve its workplace culture.
  • A bacterial culture was grown in the lab.
• Culturally (adv): In a way that relates to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society.
  • The city is culturally diverse.
• Cultured (adj): Characterized by refined taste and manners and good education.
  • He is a cultured man who enjoys opera and fine art.

Synonyms

• Ethnic: Relating to a population subgroup with a common national or cultural tradition.
  • The neighborhood is known for its ethnic restaurants. (Note: "Ethnic" is more specific to shared ancestry, while "cultural" is broader.)
• Societal: Relating to society or social relations.
• Artistic: Having or revealing natural creative skill.

Related Phrases

• Cultural shock (often Culture shock): The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
  • She experienced culture shock when she moved to a new country.
• Cultural norm: An established standard of behavior shared by members of a social group to which each member is expected to conform.
  • Punctuality is a cultural norm in that business environment.

Related Idioms

• A cultural desert: A place considered to be lacking in cultural interest or activity.
  • He called the suburban town a cultural desert with no museums or bookstores.
• Cross-cultural: Involving or bridging the differences between two or more cultures.
  • The program promotes cross-cultural understanding.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to the raising of plants or animals
   • a cultural variety
2. of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
   • cultural roots
3. denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
   • influenced by ethnic and cultural ties- J.F.Kennedy
   • ethnic food
4. of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors
   • cultural events
   • a person of broad cultural interests

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ethnic
• ethnical