assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one (使)适应新文化(尤指主流文化),(使)受同化 [no obj.]those who have acculturated to the United States. 适应了美国文化的人们。 [with obj.]the next weeks were spent acculturating the field staff. 接下来的几周用来让现场调查人员熟悉当地习俗。
派生 acculturation noun acculturative adjective 语源
mid 20th cent.: from ac- + culture + -ateThe noun acculturation dates from the late 19th cent