| anthropology |
/ænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/ |
n. |
人类学 |
Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, human behavior and societies |
| juvenile |
/ˈdʒuːvənaɪl/ |
adj./n. |
少年的 / 青少年 |
juvenile crime/employment / The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen by a fifth in the past 10 years |
| adult |
/əˈdʌlt/ |
n./adj. |
成年人/成年的 |
As an adult, you’re responsible for your own decisions |
| tribe |
/traɪb/ |
n. |
部落 |
The Yanomami tribe lives in the Amazon rainforest |
| clan |
/klæn/ |
n. |
宗族，氏族 |
Every family cultivates its vendetta; every clan, its feud (每个家庭都有自己的仇怨，每个氏族都有自己的世仇) |
| ethnic |
/ˈɛθnɪk/ |
adj. |
民族的 |
This area is known for its ethnic diversity / a survey of Britain’s ethnic minorities |
| ethnology |
/ɛθˈnɒlədʒi/ |
n. |
民族学 |
Ethnology is a branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples |
| minority |
/maɪˈnɒrɪti/ |
n. |
少数民族/少数 |
The Uighurs are a minority in China / Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days |
| descent |
/dɪˈsɛnt/ |
n. |
血统 |
She is of Spanish descent / All the contributors were of African descent |
| hybrid |
/ˈhaɪbrɪd/ |
n./adj. |
混合的，杂交的 |
A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse / The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song |
| intellectual |
/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/ |
n./adj. |
智力的/知识分子 |
intellectual property / He was more of an intellectual than a soldier |
| aboriginal |
/ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ |
adj./n. |
土生土长的 |
They will campaign for respect for aboriginal rights and customs |
| forerunner |
/ˈfɔːrʌnər/ |
n. |
先驱，预兆 |
That’s the forerunner of the beach cruiser |
| hominid |
/ˈhɒmɪnɪd/ |
n. |
原始人类 |
The discovery of a new hominid species challenges our understanding of human evolution / an early hominid site in Tanzani |
| cranium |
/ˈkreɪniəm/ |
n. |
颅骨；头盖骨 |
Your cranium is the round part of your skull that contains your brain |
| cranial |
/ˈkreɪniəl/ |
adj. |
颅骨的 |
The cranial capacity of Neanderthals was actually larger than that of modern humans / cranial bleeding |
| nomadic |
/noʊˈmædɪk/ |
adj. |
游牧的 |
the great nomadic tribes of the Western Sahara |
| settlement |
/ˈset(ə)lmənt/ |
n. |
定居/开拓 |
the process of people making their homes in a place / The east-west rail lines stimulated the settlement and agricultural development of the Midwest |
| catalog |
/ˈkætəlɔːg/ |
n./v. |
目录/编目录 |
She is cataloging the artifacts from the excavation |
| demographic |
/ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk/ |
adj. |
人口的 |
Such changes are also indicators of economic dynamism and demographic expansion / By the mid-19th century most of Europe was in the first stage of the demographic transition |
| life expectancy |
/ˈlaɪf ɪkˈspektənsi/ |
n. |
预期寿命 |
Prevention of heart disease and stroke will increase life expectancy |
