托福常用词汇—社会篇

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　　1.sociology 社会学

　　[例]Sociology is the study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.

　　2.hierarchy 层次 等级体系

　　[例]The government is a hierarchy.

　　3.sociologist 社会学家

　　4.marriage 结婚 婚姻

　　[例] My sister‘s marriage took place at ten o’clock today.

　　5.phenomenon 现象

　　6.urban 城市的 市内的

　　7.rural 乡下的 田园的

　　[例]Crops are grown in rural areas.

　　8.urbanization 城市化

　　[例]Urbanization has taken place very rapidly in developing countries.

　　9.migration 移民

　　[例]Scientists have studied the migration of fish over long distances in the river.

　　10.immigration 移居入境

　　11.emigration 移民出境 侨居

　　12.mobility 流动

　　[例]There‘s been restructuring of industry and downward mobility for Americans as a whole.

　　13.community 社区 社会 公社

　　[例]Government, business and community are the three pillars of our society.

　　14.metropolitan 首都的 主要都市的 大城市的

　　15.convention 传统

　　[例]Convention dictates that a leader should resign in such a situation.

　　16.patriarchic 家长的 族长的

　　[例]Our boss is too patriarchic.

　　17.institutionalize 使制度化或习俗化

　　[例]To institutionalize our scholarship discipline is imperative for all international students.

　　18.taboo 禁忌 禁止

　　[例]There is a taboo on smoking in this office.

　　19.ethics 伦理学

　　20.marital 婚姻的

　　21.polygamous 一夫多妻的 一妻多夫的

　　22.tribe 部落 部族

　　23.clan 部落 氏族 宗族 党派

　　24.connubial 婚姻的 夫妻的 配偶的

　　25.matrimony 婚姻

　　26.anathema 令人厌恶的事 受诅咒的事

　　[例] Those terrible ideas are anathemas to me.