low-context
adjective
social sciences,languagespecialized(alsolow context)uk/ˈləʊˌkɒn.tekst/us/ˈloʊˌkɑːn.tekst/used todescribecommunicationin which the words that are used are mostimportantinunderstandingthemeaningof what is said,ratherthan thesituation, thespeakers'relationships, or other things such as a speaker'svoiceandmovements:
（文化、交流）低语境的（指在交流中使用的词语对于理解所说内容的含义最重要，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等，不太重要）It is usuallyclaimedthat low-contextcommunication(characterizedbyprecision,clarity, andcompletenessofself-containedutterances) istypicalincultureswhichvaluelogic,objectivity,individualism, andcompetition.据称，在重视逻辑、客观性、个人主义和竞争的文化中，低语境交流（以精确、清晰和语义的独立完整为特征）更为典型。
Those whorecognizethemselves as being fromlowcontextculturesneed topayattentionto thediversewaysinformationmay be beingcommunicatedbytheirhighcontextculturecounterparts.那些认为自己来自低语境文化的人需要注意，来自高语境文化的人可能使用多种不同的方式来传达信息。
Compare
high-contextspecialized
- TheGermancultureis alowcontextculturewhichsupplieshighamountsofinformationusageandlowamountsofbodycontact.
- Thedifferencesbetween high andlowcontextapproachestocommunicationbecomeevenmoreimportantin theexchangesover theissuesundernegotiation.
- Low-contextcommunicationprovidesthelowestcommondenominatorfor interculturalcommunicationthrough theInternetby makingmessageslinear,articulated,explicit, andthereforeeasiertounderstandin theabsenceofcontextualclues.