根據《牛津英語大詞典》第819頁，“en-”是字首，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”價值觀和社會準則被該社會成員傳承或習得的過程。