阅读分类词汇-文化

发贴:   dumber(孔夫子)

homogeneous 同质的    homo + gene +ous(＜＞ heterogeneous)^ homosexual, heterosexual
mainstream 主流  主流的
dialect 方言    (v.s. accent)
discrepancy 差异
misconception 误解    (mis + concept + ion)= misunderstanding
barrier 障碍(物)~ bar,  = barricade
discrimination 区别，歧视racial/sexual discriminationß discriminate (+against)
hierarchy 等级制度heir + arch(govern) + y
insularity 岛国性质    (ß insular, ^island)British industry has often been criticized for its linguistic insularity.
microcosm 小天地    micro + cosm(os)
nostalgia = homesickness
patriot 爱国者  (＜＞ traitor)a patriotic, patriotism
compatriot 同胞  同胞的com + patriot
vernacular 本地的，本国的  本地话，本国话the vernacular languages of India
Hispanic An American whose first language was Spanish
immigration 移入~ immigrant, immigratev.s. emigration  (~ emigrant, emigrate)
antipodes Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth“from North America to the Antipodes”
permeate 渗透，弥漫Smoke permeated the house.
entrepreneur 企业家  (~ enterprise)a entrepreneurship
practitioner 开业者，从业者praction(practice) + er
celebrity a famous person= luminary, VIP
proxy 代理人
anecdote 轶事    (a anecdotal)
notoriety 恶名  (ß notorious)
counterpart 对应人，对等物Who’s George Bush’s counterpart in China?^ counterculture, counterbalance
peer 同等的人  凝视，窥视(~ peep)
subordinate 下级  下级的＜＞ superior
tactics 战术，技巧v.s. strategy (战略，策略)marketing strategy v.s. selling tactics
nuance a subtle difference in meaning
benchmarking 类比分析
punctual 准时的，守时的    (a punctuality)
absenteeism 旷工absent a absentee a absenteeism
flextime 弹性工作时间flex(flexible) + time
harass 骚扰    (a harassment)Mary said that Gary had sexually harassed her.
redundancy 冗余，冗员network redundancy
downsize 裁员  (~ lay off)
ballot 投票 (= vote)
impartial 不偏不倚的    (＜＞ partial)
lobby 大堂(n.)  游说(v.)
shortlist (BE) a list of applicants who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen  a (v.)
equilibrium 平衡，均衡
questionnaire 调查表，问卷
quantitative 定量的  (＜＞ qualitative)
contingency 偶然性，偶然事件
incur 招致incur debts/hatred/dangerv.s. occur, concur, recur
ethical 伦理的，符合伦理的~ ethics, ＜＞ unethical
dubious 疑惑的，可疑的    (~ doubt)People were dubious about the result.
manifestation 显示，证明    (ß manifest)
subtitle 字幕，副标题    (sub + title)^ subsidiary, submarine, subway (BE: underground, tube), suburb(~ downtown, uptown, outskirts)
dubbing 配音录制
vogue 时尚    ^ chic
bizarre 奇异的v.s. weird (怪异的)
mediocre 平庸的
dietitian 饮食学家  (~ diet)
connoisseur 行家，鉴赏家^ entree, a la carte
   
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