| urban |
/ˈɜːrbən/ |
adj. |
城市的 |
urban development / urban lifestyle |
| rustic |
/ˈrʌstɪk/ |
adj. |
乡村的 |
an old cottage full of rustic charm |
| metropolitan |
/mɪˌtrɒpəˈlɪtn/ |
adj. |
大都市的 |
the New York metropolitan area |
| exotic |
/ɪgˈzɒtɪk/ |
adj. |
外来的，异国的 |
exotic culture |
| conventional |
/kənˈvenʃənl/ |
adj. |
传统的 |
conventional wisdom |
| convention |
/kənˈvenʃən/ |
n. |
惯例 /大会 |
political convention (政治大会) / social convention (社会惯例) |
| patriarchal |
/peɪtriˈɑːrkl/ |
adj. |
父权的/家长的 |
a patriarchal society |
| matriarchal |
*/*ˌmeɪtriˈɑːrkl/ |
adj |
母权的 |
the 3,000 years of the matriarchal Sumerian society (苏美尔人3000年的母系社会历史) |
| institutionalize |
/ɪnˌstɪtjuːʃəˈnaɪz/ |
v. |
使制度化 |
To institutionalize something means to establish it as part of a culture, social system, or organization |
| clan |
/klæn/ |
n. |
宗族 |
clan warfare |
| taboo |
/təˈbuː/ |
n./adj. |
禁忌 |
to break/violate a taboo / The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo in our family |
| ethics |
/ˈeθɪks/ |
n. |
伦理学 |
Ethics is the study of questions about what is morally right and wrong |
| genteel |
/ʤenˈtiːl/ |
adj. |
有教养的/上流社会的 |
A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class / It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet |
| marital |
/ˈmærɪtl/ |
adj. |
婚姻的 |
marital status / marital problems |
| polygamous |
/pəˈlɪɡəməs/ |
adj. |
一妻多夫的 |
polygamous society (多配偶社会) / polygamous marriage (多配偶婚姻) |
| household |
/ˈhaʊshoʊld/ |
n. |
家庭 |
household expenses (家庭开支) |
| social differentiation |
/ |
n. |
社会分化 |
Difference in ways of consumption is the indicator of Social differentiation |
| strata |
/‘streɪtə/ |
n. |
阶层 |
republican ideas over sections of the elite and even the lower strata of urban society |
| slum |
/slʌm/ |
n. |
贫民窟 |
Urban death rates remained high, particularly in the lower-class slums |
| housing |
/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ |
n. |
住房 |
public/private housing / the housing shortage / poor housing conditions / The housing market needs a kick-start |
| transport and communication |
/ |
n. |
交通运输 |
The region of Memphis must have also served as an important node for transport and communications |
