根據(jù)《牛津英語大詞典》第819頁,“en-”是前綴,有“in,inside”的意思。在822頁,該字典對“enculturation”解釋為:“the process by which the values and norms of a society are passed on to or acquired by its members”價值觀和社會準(zhǔn)則被該社會成員傳承或習(xí)得的過程。