culture-bound
UK/'kʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l-baʊnd/US/'kʌltʃərb'aʊnd/
释义
adj.
Limited to, or only meaningful within, a specific culture.
受文化局限的；特定文化所特有的
词根拆分
词根派生culture耕作、培育、照料、崇拜
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-boundroot
=culture-bound
culture + bound（被束缚于）= 被绑定在某一文化上；只在该文化内部才有意义。透明复合词。
例句
- 1.
Some idioms are culture-bound and hard to translate.
有些习语受文化局限，很难翻译。