counterculture
/ˈkaʊntəkʌltʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkaʊntərkʌltʃər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌkəl-chər/ (ame, mw)
counterculture — 名詞
1. a way of living and thinking that pushes against the values most people accept i
反主流文化
反對主流價值的生活方式或群體
a way of living and thinking that pushes against the values most people accept in society, or a community built around those opposing beliefs.
In the late 1960s, many students saw the hippie scene as a counterculture.
在二十世紀六〇年代後期，許多學生把嬉皮圈視為一種反主流文化。
see ... as a counterculture
Lan joined an online counterculture that rejected office life and mainstream values.
Lan 加入了一個反對辦公室生活與主流價值的網路反主流文化社群。
counterculture that rejects accepted values
The magazine wrote about a skateboarding counterculture growing outside school rules.
那本雜誌寫到一種在校規之外壯大的滑板反主流文化。
By college, Andrés was drawn to the counterculture around underground music clubs.
到了大學時，Andrés 被地下音樂俱樂部周圍的反主流文化吸引。
City leaders feared the counterculture would pull teenagers away from family expectations.
市府領導者擔心這股反主流文化會讓青少年遠離家庭期待。
- subculture
can mean a smaller social group with its own style, even when it is not fighting mainstream values
- movement
broader and often more political, without always implying a shared way of life
- underground scene
more informal and often tied to music or art rather than a full social outlook
- mainstream culture
the beliefs and habits most people in society accept
- establishment
the powerful social or political order that countercultures usually push against
文法句型
join a counterculture
see ... as a counterculture
counterculture around + activity
用法筆記
Usually used for a group or outlook that openly resists accepted social values, often in youth, music, or political contexts. Distinguish it from subculture, which can simply mean a smaller group with its own style.