cross-cultural
cross-cultural — 形容詞
1. involving interaction, communication, or exchange between people from different
跨文化
不同文化之間的交流互動
involving interaction, communication, or exchange between people from different cultural backgrounds
The university offers a cross-cultural programme where students from Taiwan and Mexico study together.
這所大學提供一項跨文化課程,讓來自台灣和墨西哥的學生一起學習。
collocation: cross-cultural programme / cross-cultural training
Through a cross-cultural exchange at work, Priya learned how her Brazilian colleagues give feedback.
透過工作中的跨文化交流,Priya 學會了巴西同事如何給予回饋。
The company's cross-cultural training teaches employees how to greet partners from different countries respectfully.
該公司的跨文化培訓教導員工如何以尊重的方式問候來自不同國家的合作夥伴。
Aiko invited neighbours to a cross-cultural dinner where each family brought a dish from their home country.
Aiko 邀請鄰居參加一場跨文化晚餐,每個家庭都帶了一道家鄉菜來分享。
Neighbours on Elm Street formed a cross-cultural book club with novels from five different countries.
Elm 街的鄰居們成立了一個跨文化讀書會,讀的小說來自五個不同國家。
- intercultural
very similar; more common in academic writing about dialogue or competence
- multicultural
broader — describes coexistence of many cultures, not necessarily their interaction
- interethnic
narrower — focuses specifically on ethnic groups rather than cultures
- monocultural
involving only one culture
- intracultural
within a single culture rather than between cultures
文法句型
cross-cultural + noun
用法筆記
Typically used before a noun (e.g., cross-cultural communication, cross-cultural training). Less common in predicative position — 'the training is cross-cultural' sounds less natural than 'the cross-cultural training'.