milieu
noun /mɪlˈjɜː/
/mɪlˈjuː/
[countable, usually singular] (plural milieux, milieus
(from French, formal) /mɪlˈjɜːz/
/mɪlˈjuːz/
)- the social environment that you live or work in
synonym background社会环境;社会背景 - The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural milieu.
那份报告的调查结果涉及特定的社会和文化背景。
词源mid 19th cent.: French, from mi ‘mid’ + lieu ‘place’. - The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural milieu.