托福阅读文化类词汇汇总
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 discrimination discriminate (+against)
hierarchy 等级制度heir + arch(govern) + y
insularity 岛国性质 ( 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)à 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)à entrepreneurship
practitioner 开业者，从业者praction(practice) + er
celebrity a famous person= luminary, VIP
proxy 代理人
anecdote 轶事 (à anecdotal)
notoriety 恶名 ( 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 (à punctuality)
absenteeism 旷工absent à absentee à absenteeism
flextime 弹性工作时间flex(flexible) + time
harass 骚扰 (à 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 à (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 ( 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^ entrée, a la carte
