首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A Recent Erymology of the Word "Culture"“文化”一词的新词源 Look in an old dictionary—say, a pre-1960 Webster’s—and you’ll likely fin
A Recent Erymology of the Word "Culture"“文化”一词的新词源 Look in an old dictionary—say, a pre-1960 Webster’s—and you’ll likely fin
admin
2011-02-14
21
问题
A Recent Erymology of the Word "Culture"“文化”一词的新词源
Look in an old dictionary—say, a pre-1960 Webster’s—and you’ll likely find a definition of culture (1) looks something like this: "1.The cultivation of soil. 2.The raising, improvement, or development of some plant, animal (2) product. " This use of the word has its roots in the ancient Latin word cultura, "cultivation" or "tending," and (3) entrance into the English language had begun by the year 1430. By the time the Webster’s definition above was (4) , another definition had begun to take precedence over the old Latin denotation; culture was coming to mean "the training, (5) , and refinement of mind, tastes, and manners" (Oxford English Dictionary). The OED traces this definition, which today we associate (6) the phrase "high culture," back as far as 1805; by the middle of the 20th century, it was (7) becoming the word’s primary definition.
However, if you try a more modem source, like the American Heritage English Dictionary, (8) find a primary definition of culture which is substantially different than either of the two given above: "The totality (9) socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. " Why such a (10) , and in such a (relatively) short period of time? Well, in the past 40 years, the use of the (11) "culture" has been heavily influenced by the academic fields of sociology and cultural anthropology. These fields have gradually brought (12) was once a minor definition of culture (the last of eight definitions given in the old 1958 Webster’s quoted (13) ) into the mainstream.
It is easy to imagine how the US society which was so focused on "socially transmitted (14) patterns" in the sixties would come to need a word to describe the object of its interest. The civil (15) movement during this era brought everyone’s attention to bear on cultural differences within US society, while the Vietnam War (16) to emphasize the position of the US culture in relation to other world cultures.
Over time, these new uses (17) the word culture have eclipsed its older meanings, those associated with cultivation of the land and the production of (18) . You might say that an aspect of US culture over the past 40 years is its fascination with the (19) of culture itself—a fascination which has brought about many changes in the way we speak and the (20) of words which we commonly use.
选项
答案
with
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/fM5O777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Bacterial(cultures)areused(commercially)inthe(preparation)offoodproducts(such)thatyogurt,sourcream,andvinegar.
NarratorListentoapartofatalkreportingastudyproject.Whoaremorelikelytoinformsomeoneoftheirexpectedarr
DRAMAINANCIENTGREECE1LongbeforetheancientGreekscouldreadandwrite,theylearnedoftheirhistoryandculturethrou
DRAMAINANCIENTGREECE1LongbeforetheancientGreekscouldreadandwrite,theylearnedoftheirhistoryandculturethrou
DRAMAINANCIENTGREECE1LongbeforetheancientGreekscouldreadandwrite,theylearnedoftheirhistoryandculturethrou
DRAMAINANCIENTGREECE1LongbeforetheancientGreekscouldreadandwrite,theylearnedoftheirhistoryandculturethrou
随机试题
关于期刊选题策划的说法,正确的有()等。
入汤剂宜烊化的药物是
肛管排气,保留肛管时间为
“肾者,胃之关也”主要是针对( )。
特别行政区有关机关制定和认可的法律规范,不得与特别行政区基本法相抵触,并且应当报( )。
脚手架、井字架(龙门架)和安全网,搭设完毕后,经班长验收合格就能使用。
易引起电光性眼炎这种职业病的是()。
建设工程质量监督档案按()建立。
甲公司应收乙公司货款23.4万元。由于乙公司财务困难,双方同意按20.4万元结清该笔货款。甲公司已经为该笔应收账款计提了2万元坏账准备。以下甲公司和乙公司的会计处理不正确的有()。
2012年6月,渡江市国家税务局稽查局(以下简称“稽查局”)对丰华公司进行日常税务检查。稽查局认为,该公司在税务检查期间不如实反映情况、拒不提供有关资料,并且存在不接受税务机关处理的行为,遂向该公司送达(渡国税稽停票[2012]3号)《收缴、停止发售发票决
最新回复
(
0
)