high-context
adjective
social sciences,languagespecialized(alsohigh context)uk/ˈhaɪˌkɒn.tekst/us/ˈhaɪˌkɑːn.tekst/used todescribecommunicationin which thesituationand thespeakers'relationships, as well as other things such as a speaker'svoiceandmovements, are veryimportantinunderstandingthemeaningof what is said,ratherthan just the words that are used:
（文化、交流）高语境的（指在交流中，情景和说话者的关系，以及其他因素，如说话者的声音和动作，对于理解所说内容的含义非常重要，而不仅仅是靠词语的意思）A high-contextcultureisgroupofpeoplewho don't use a lot ofverballyexplicitcommunicationand havestrongboundariesthatdefine"outsiders" to thegroup.高语境文化是一群不使用过多语言进行直接交流的人，他们有很明确的界限来界定该群体之外的“外来者”。
High-contextcommunicationisassociatedwithcultureswhichvaluesubjectivity,consensus,cooperation, andtradition.高语境交流与重视主观性、共识、合作和传统的文化密切相关。
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low-contextspecialized
- AsChinais a high-contextcountry,trustismostlyestablishedthroughsimilarityoridentity.
- Negotiators from a highcontextculturewill be morelikelytonegotiatebyleavingstatedpositionson thetable, this being anelementin thestrategy.
- Englishseemsto be aneffectivemediumofcommunicationin this high-contextenvironment.