transcultural

transcultural — adjective

1. relating to or connecting more than one culture, especially in terms of the exch

1.形容詞C1
釋義

relating to or connecting more than one culture, especially in terms of the exchange or blending of ideas, customs, and ways of life between them.

例句

Sayaka's transcultural team in Jakarta agreed on one holiday calendar for different festivals.

transcultural + noun (attributive use); concrete context: holiday calendar across cultures

Élise says her transcultural childhood in Singapore and London helped her understand different people.

同義詞
  • cross-cultural

    more common in everyday usage; emphasises comparison between cultures rather than blending

  • intercultural

    focuses on interaction and communication between cultures; slightly more formal

  • multicultural

    describes coexistence of multiple cultures, not necessarily the exchange between them; broader and more widely used

反義詞
  • monocultural

    describes a single-culture setting with no cross-cultural mixing

文法句型

transcultural + noun

be transcultural

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun. Less common in predicative position (e.g., 'the space is transcultural'). Found primarily in academic, sociological, and artistic contexts rather than everyday speech.

常見錯誤

The city has a transcultural population' (when you mean 'multicultural').
The city has a transcultural approach to urban planning.
💡'transcultural' emphasises active exchange and blending, not just coexistence of cultures.