culture-bound
UK/'kʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l-baʊnd/US/'kʌltʃərb'aʊnd/
Definitions
adj.
Limited to, or only meaningful within, a specific culture.
受文化局限的；特定文化所特有的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedculturecultivate, grow, tend, worship
+
-boundroot
=culture-bound
culture + bound (tied to) = tied to one culture; meaningful only inside it. Transparent compound.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Some idioms are culture-bound and hard to translate.