单词 | culture gap |
释义 | > as lemmasculture gap culture gap n. a difference in values, behaviour, or customs between two cultures or groups of people, esp. as a hindrance to mutual understanding and communication. ΚΠ 1912 C. Hose Pagan Tribes Borneo II. xxi. 231 These civilised or semi-civilised visitors and settlers were separated from the indigenous Borneans by a great culture gap. 1940 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 27 332 The author does not seem to regard Mrs. Whitman as congenitally unsuited to bridge the race and culture gap, as is required of missionaries. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 9 Apr. i. 1/2 Europeans are struggling to come to grips with a widening culture gap between themselves and an increasingly alienated Muslim immigrant community. < as lemmas |
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