cultureKK [ˋkʌltʃɚ] /ˈkʌltʃɚ/發音cult 耕作、培養+-ure 名詞→耕作、培育（的事物）展開收合cult字根耕作、培養-ure字尾名詞字面：耕作、培育（的事物）從耕種土地引申為培育心智與群體生活方式，即文化、素養。名詞1文化、文明Living abroad taught me to respect other cultures.住在國外讓我學會尊重其他文化。2文化、文藝The city spends very little money on arts and culture.這座城市花在藝術與文化上的經費非常少。3風氣、文化The company is trying to build a culture of trust.公司正試著建立互相信任的風氣。4素養、涵養舊式He was a man of wide reading and real culture.他讀書廣博，是個很有涵養的人。5培養物、菌落生物The lab grew a bacterial culture from the water sample.實驗室用那份水樣培養出細菌培養物。動詞1培養、培植生物Researchers cultured the cells for several weeks before testing.研究人員把細胞培養數週後才進行測試。