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人类学

*eurocentric [ˌjurəˋsentrIk]

adj. 以欧洲为中心的

*juvenile [ˋdʒuːvənaIl]

adj. 青少年的(adolescent; young)n. 未成年人,少年

【记】juven(年青)+ile→青少年的

【例】The clerk directed Jane and her mother to the juvenile clothing section of the store.

**interracial [ˌIntəˋreIʃl]

adj. 种族间的(between or involving different races)

【例】interracial conflict

*filial [ˋfIliəl]

adj. 子女的

【记】fil(儿子)+ial→儿子的→子女的

*semihuman [ˌsemIˋhjuːmən]

adj. 半人类的

【例】The kangaroo is one of the “evolved” animals, genetic upgrades that are permitted to live semihuman lives and do society’s grunt work.

*humanlike [ˋhjuːmənlaIk]

adj. 人类的;似人类的(hominoid)

【例】Scientists digging in a Kenyan desert have found what they believe to be the oldest humanlike footprints.

**humanoid [ˋhjuːmənɔId]

adj. 像人的(man-like)

【例】On its last trip, it delivered a new storage compartment packed with supplies and a humanoid robot.

**longevity [lɔːnˋdʒevəti]

n. 长寿

【记】long(长)+ev(时间)+ity→活得时间长→长寿

antecedent [ˌæntIˋsiːdnt]

n. 前事(a preceding event, condition or cause);前辈adj. 在前的,先行的(preceding in time and order)

*anthropology [ˌænθrəˋpaːlədʒi]

n. 人类学

*anthropocentric [ˌænθrəpəˋsentrIk]

adj. 以人类为中心的,以人类观点解释宇宙万物的

【例】But the persistence of this attitude felt stale and charged with anthropocentric assumptions and a lack of scientific objectivity.

*matriarchal [ˌmeItriˋaːrkl]

adj. 母系氏族的

【例】The mythical origin of the Gelede is said to reflect the transformation from a matriarchal society into a patriarchal society.

*matriarchy [ˋmeItriaːrki]

n. 母系社会;母权制

【记】matr(母)+i+archy(统治)→母权制

【派】matriarchal(adj. 母系氏族的)

*patriarchy [ˋpeItriaːrki]

n. 父系社会

【例】It’s about having an ongoing conversation about how we rethink gender and sexuality and patriarchy within the black community.

**posterity [paːˋsterəti]

n. 后代(offspring; descendant)

【记】post(后)+erity→后代

**ancestral [ænˋsestrəl]

adj. 祖先的;祖传的(patrimonial)

【例】Using DNA markers and mathematical time-clock calculations, researchers have identified our ancestral Adam and Eve.

*progenitor [proʊˋdʒenItər]

n. (人或动植物的)祖先;(思想、学术或政治运动的)创始人,先驱

【例】Marx was the progenitor of Communism.

**predecessor [ˋpredəsesər]

n. (职务或职位的)前任者(a person who held an office or position before sb. else)

【例】The decision was made by my predecessor.

*celibacy [ˋselIbəsi]

n. 独身(bachelorhood)

【例】Celibacy, which gets less attention, is an even deeper problem.

*genealogy [ˌdʒiːniˋælədʒi]

n. 家谱;家系;家系学

【记】gene(基因)+alogy(=ology学科)→关于基因的研究→家系学

*ethicist [ˋeθIsIst]

n. 伦理学家

*groom [gruːm]

n. 马夫;新郎(bridegroom)

【记】g(哥哥)+room(房间)→哥哥进新娘房间→新郎

*demography [dIˋmaːgrəfi]

n. 人口统计学

【记】demo(人)+graphy(写)→写出人口有多少→人口统计学

**census [ˋsensəs]

n. 人口普查

【记】cens(评估)+us→评估人口→人口统计

**aboriginal [ˌæbəˋrIdʒənl]

n. 土著 adj. 土著的;原来的(native)

【记】ab+original(原来的)→原来的

**descent [dIˋsent]

n. 血统(ancestry)

*hybrid [ˋhaIbrId]

n. 杂种;混血儿

*ethnicity [eθˋnIsəti]

n. 种族划分

*grownup [ˋgrəʊnˌʌp]

n. 成年人(adult)

【例】He was a grownup and knew that it would have insulted her to say that he had noticed nothing.

*mustache [ˋmʌstæʃ]

n. 胡子(moustache)

【例】The mustache remains popular abroad, especially in the Middle East and in Southeast Asia. zm1b97Qgc1+l/ulxI2azB1PrDdOHrwgw/MdJR/Q4CUCSTTkgV1RxGcC9LY1TU2d+

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