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Meaning of cultural appropriation in English

cultural appropriation
noun [ U ]
  disapproving
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/ˌkʌl.tʃɚ.əl əˌproʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/ uk
/ˌkʌl.tʃər.əl əˌprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/
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the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture:
Some see his use of African music as cultural appropriation.
(Definition of cultural appropriation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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文化挪用…
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