| [/ˈkʌltʃə(r); ˋkʌltʃɚ/] n 用法:
1 [U] (a) refined understanding and appreciation of art, literature, etc 文化（对於文艺等的深刻的了解和鉴赏）:
a society without much culture 文化不发达的社会 *
She is a woman of considerable culture. 她是个文化修养很高的女子. *
Universities should be centres of culture. 大学应该是文化的中心.
(b) (often derog 常作贬义) art, literature, etc collectively 文化（文学、 艺术等的总称）:
tourists coming to Venice in search of culture 前来威尼斯附庸风雅的游客. 用法:
2 [U] state of intellectual development of a society 文化（一个社会智力发展的状况）:
twentieth-century mass culture 二十世纪的大众文化 *
a period of high/low culture 文化高[低]的时期. 用法:
3 [U, C] particular form of intellectual expression, eg in art and literature 文化（智力表现的形式, 如体现於文艺方面）:
We owe much to Greek culture. 我们得益於希腊文化之处甚多. *
She has studied the cultures of Oriental countries. 她研究过东方各国的文化. 用法:
4 [U, C] customs, arts, social institutions, etc of a particular group or people 文化（某群体或民族的风俗、 人文现象、 社会惯例等）:
the culture of the Eskimos 爱斯基摩人的文化 *
working-class culture 工人阶级的文化. 用法:
5 [U] development through training, exercise, treatment, etc 锻炼; 训练; 修养:
physical culture, ie developing one's muscles and fitness by doing exercises 体育 *
The culture of the mind is vital. 修心养性是极其重要的. 用法:
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; （动物, 如蜂、 蚕等, 良种的）培育:
bulb culture, ie the growing of flowers from bulbs 鳞茎植物的栽培. 用法:
7 [C] (biology 生) group of bacteria grown for medical or scientific study 培养的细菌:
a culture of cholera germs 培养出的霍乱菌. |