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culture-bound

🇬🇧 UK/'kʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l-baʊnd/🇺🇸 US/'kʌltʃərb'aʊnd/

Definitions

adj.

Limited to or only meaningful within a particular culture.

受文化局限的;特定文化所特有的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
cultcultivate, grow, worship
+
urconnector
+
esuffix
+
-other
+
boundother
=culture-bound

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The concept of beauty is culture-bound and varies across societies.

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