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单词 culture shock
释义

culture shock

noun

: a sense of confusion and uncertainty sometimes with feelings of anxiety that may affect people exposed to an alien culture or environment without adequate preparation

Example Sentences

Foreign students often experience culture shock when they first come to the U.S. Moving to the city was a huge culture shock for him.
Recent Examples on the Web Facing culture shock and being an outsider, Adelstein’s investigations into the underbelly of Tokyo and organized crime are nothing short of electrifying. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2022 Huang said their team has been working with a psychiatrist, Dr. Ming Xu, who has noted Fan may have been experiencing depression and culture shock. Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2022 Developer Richard Taylor said members of the business community are experiencing a bit of a culture shock. Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Refugees face significant challenges to becoming self-sufficient, not least of which is the difficulty of being separated from family members and the attendant culture shock of arriving in an unfamiliar country. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2022 Between 2014 and 2017, Repetto’s career took him to a trio of fourth-division clubs on the Italian Riviera, then to the culture shock of an NAIA school in Des Moines, Iowa. Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022 The site’s founders say anyone from Ukraine who joins them in Germany should brace themselves for culture shock. New York Times, 16 June 2022 After nearly two years on the project, channeling Elvis daily, Butler experienced culture shock when the final scene wrapped. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 The children’s story follows a Black pre-teen named Jordan Banks, who experiences culture shock when his parents enroll him at an elite private school. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

culture shock

noun

: a sense of confusion and uncertainty sometimes with feelings of anxiety that may affect people exposed to an alien culture or environment without adequate preparation
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