托福常用词汇—社会篇

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.
13munity 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.