monoculture

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The cultivation of a single crop at a time. countable,uncountable
    — Monocultures are bad for the environment; as we forced golden, waving wheat to take over the planet, other species faltered and failed, rather than rising on their merits.
  2. A culture or society that lacks diversity; a society marked by monoculturalism. countable,uncountable
    — It also isn’t going to be broadcast on TV networks that yearn to re-create the previous century’s monoculture. Our attention spans and tastes keep fracturing, and the ratings for late-night comedy keep declining.
动词 v.
  1. To cultivate such a crop

词形变化

monocultures plural monocultures present,singular,third-person monoculturing participle,present monocultured participle,past monocultured past

词汇关系

衍生词
monocultural monoculturalism monoculturist
相关词
biculture oligoculture

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos)
Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der.
English mono-
Latin cultūrader.
Middle French cultureder.
English culture
English monoculture
From mono- + culture.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos)
Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der.
English mono-
Latin cultūrader.
Middle French cultureder.
English culture
English monoculture
From mono- + culture.
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