culture shock

noun
🔊/ˈkʌltʃə ʃɒk/
🔊/ˈkʌltʃər ʃɑːk/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a feeling of being confused and worried that somebody may get when they visit another country or experience a different way of life or set of attitudes, because the experience is so different from what they are used to文化冲击,文化休克(指在异国生活或访问时的一种困惑不安的感觉)
    • He had never left his village before so arriving in the capital, Manila, was a big culture shock.在到达首都马尼拉之前,他从未离开过自己的村庄,这在文化上引起了极大的震惊。
    • She experienced great culture shock when she first came to Europe.她第一次到欧洲时经历了巨大的文化冲击。