mainstream 主流 主流的
dialect 方言
discrepancy 差异
misconception 误解 = misunderstanding
barrier 障碍~ bar, = barricade
discrimination 区别,歧视racial/ual discrimination? discriminate
hierarchy 等级制度heir + arch + y
insularity 岛国性质 British industry has often been criticized for its linguistic insularity.
microcosm 小天地 micro + cosm
nostalgia = homesickness
patriot 爱国者 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
antipodes Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earthfrom North America to the Antipodes
permeate 渗透,弥漫Smoke permeated the house.
entrepreneur 企业家 entrepreneurship
practitioner 开业者,从业者praction + er
celebrity a famous person= luminary, VIP
proxy 代理人
anecdote 轶事
notoriety 恶名
counterpart 对应人,对等物Whos George Bushs counterpart in China?^ counterculture, counterbalance
peer 同等的人 凝视,窥视
subordinate 下级 下级的 superior
tactics 战术,技巧v.s. strategy marketing strategy v.s. selling tactics
nuance a subtle difference in meaning
benchmarking 类比分析
punctual 准时的,守时的
absenteeism 旷工absent absentee absenteeism
flextime 弹性工作时间flex + time
harass 骚扰 Mary said that Gary had ually harassed her.
redundancy 冗余,冗员network redundancy
downsize 裁员
ballot 投票
impartial 不偏不倚的
lobby 大堂 游说
shortlist a list of applicants who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
equilibrium 平衡,均衡
questionnaire 调查表,问卷
quantitative 定量的
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 People were dubious about the result.
manifestation 显示,证明
subtitle 字幕,副标题 ^ subsidiary, submarine, subway , suburb
dubbing 配音录制
vogue 时尚 ^ chic
bizarre 奇异的v.s. weird
mediocre 平庸的
dietitian 饮食学家
connoisseur 行家,鉴赏家^ entre, a la carte
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