西化
詞語
西化,亦稱西方化,與本土化是相對的概念,西化是指使某個國家或地區單方面符合西方標準(道德與哲學),或是西方的民族文化;蛻變成為符合“西方標準”或“西方文化”的社會狀態,西化的過程叫做去本土化。西化一詞來自日本,屬於舶來詞,也是東方國家的特色詞語。明治維新時期大規模使用,二戰后的日本停止使用,並且採用現代化這個詞,需要注意的是,西方國家的政府和民間社會(英美法奧西葡)並沒有使用過這個詞語。他們更多表達的是“現代化”。西化並不等同於現代化,就像普世價值不等於西方價值觀。中國要實現的是“現代化”,不是“西化”。
西化 xī huà
[westernize] 使符合西方標準或西方文化;成為符合西方標準或西方文化的狀態
西化 xīhuà
[westernization] 指仿效歐美的制度、生活方式、語言文字等
1.在我們在中國繼續增長之際,中國人不希望西化。
As we continue to grow there, chinese don't want to be westernized.
2.這些數據顯示,在西化國家中,男女智商的分差最小。
These showed that in westernised countries the gap in scores between men and women had become minimal.
3.隨著近年來日本飲食習慣西化、人口結構的變化和家庭節省開支,日本的魚類消費量有所下降。
Fish consumption in japan has dropped off in recent years as diet habits westernized, demographics shifted and households economized
But when sun yat-sen began the process of westernization after the 1911 republican revolution, wooden buildings were constructed less often, and traditional skills were slowly abandoned.
The rise of microbloggers, the popularity of rock bands with names like hutong fist and catcher in the rye, and even the newfound popularity of christmas all seem to point toward a growing westernization.
歐化。指在風俗、習慣、語言等方面模仿並轉變為歐美人的樣子。