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Pronunciation / Transliteration: wénhuà jīngyīng
"这部电影受到了文化精英的高度评价。"
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2 senses- 1
A relatively small group of people within a society who hold high status, prestige, and influence through their refined taste, education, and control over cultural institutions.
"The exhibition was designed primarily to appeal to the cultural elite of the capital." - 2
Those individuals regarded as socially or intellectually superior in the arts, literature, and academia.
"A fierce debate arose regarding whether contemporary art had become too detached from the public and reserved solely for the cultural elite."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'cultural' from the Latin 'cultura' (tilling, cultivation) via French, and 'elite' from the Latin 'eligere' (to select), passing through 18th-century French military and social contexts. Together, the compound emerged in sociology and cultural studies during the 20th century to describe socially dominant groups wielding high cultural capital.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cultural elite" is said worldwide
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élite culturelle
Transliteration: élit kyl.ty.ʁɛl
"Cette exposition attire surtout l'élite culturelle de la ville."
kulturelle Eliten
Transliteration: kʊl.tuˈʁɛl.ə eˈliːtn̩
"Die kulturelle Elite diskutierte über die Zukunft der modernen Kunst."
élite culturale
Transliteration: ˈe.li.te kul.tuˈra.le
"L'evento è stato frequentato dalla principale élite culturale del paese."
élite cultural
Transliteration: ˈe.li.te kul.tuˈɾal
"La élite cultural influye notablemente en las tendencias artísticas."
elite cultural
Transliteration: eˈlitʃi kuw.tuˈraw
"O debate foi dominado pela elite cultural da universidade."
सांस्कृतिक संभ्रांत वर्ग
Transliteration: sanskritik sambhrant varg
"इस महोत्सव में शहर का सांस्कृतिक संभ्रांत वर्ग शामिल हुआ।"
文化精英
Transliteration: wénhuà jīngyīng
"这部电影受到了文化精英的高度评价。"
문화 엘리트
Transliteration: munhwa elliteu
"그 전시회는 주로 문화 엘리트층의 관심을 끌었다."
文化的エリート
Transliteration: bunka teki erīto
"その文学賞は文化的エリートの間で大きな話題となった。"
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