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  2. /countercultural

countercultural

UK/,kauntə'kʌltʃərəl/US/,kaʊntə'kʌltʃərəl/
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Definitions

adj.

Relating to a counterculture that opposes mainstream values.

反主流文化的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
counter-against, in return
+
culturalcultivate, grow, tend, worship
=countercultural

counter- (against) + cultural = against the mainstream culture. Transparent.

Common Collocations

  • 1.countercultural movement反主流文化运动
  • 2.countercultural icon反主流文化偶像

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The 1960s saw a wave of countercultural movements.

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