| 释义 |
kul·tur·kreis
\-ˌkrīs\ noun
(plural kulturkrei·se \-īzə\)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from kultur + kreis area, circle, from Old High German kreiz circular line, encirclement, district; akin to Middle Low German kreit, krēt circle, enclosed dueling space, Old High German krizzōn to scratch in (as letters), krazzōn to scratch — more at scratch
: a culture complex developing in successive epochs from its center of origin and becoming diffused over large areas of the world
< the horse-raising peoples in the primary herding Kulturkreise — Lawrence Krader >
< the concept of the Kulturkreise developed by the Vienna school of ethnology > |