homogeneous同质的homo+gene+ous(＜＞heterogeneous)^homo***ual,hetero***ual mainstream主流主流的 dialect方言(v.s.accent) discrepancy差异 misconception误解(mis+concept+ion)=misunderstanding barrier障碍(物)~bar,=barricade discrimination区别，歧视racial/***ualdiscrimination?discriminate(+against) hierarchy等级制度heir+arch(govern)+y insularity岛国性质(?insular,^island)Britishindustryhasoftenbeencriticizedforitslinguisticinsularity. microcosm小天地micro+cosm(os) nostalgia=homesickness patriot爱国者(＜＞traitor)àpatriotic,patriotism compatriot同胞同胞的com+patriot vernacular本地的，本国的本地话，本国话thevernacularlanguagesofIndia HispanicAnAmericanwhosefirstlanguagewasSpanish immigration移入~immigrant,immigratev.s.emigration(~emigrant,emigrate) antipodesAnytwoplacesorregionsondiametricallyoppositesidesoftheEarth“fromNorthAmericatotheAntipodes” permeate渗透，弥漫Smokepermeatedthehouse. entrepreneur企业家(~enterprise)àentrepreneurship practitioner开业者，从业者praction(practice)+er celebrityafamousperson=luminary,VIP proxy代理人 anecdote轶事(àanecdotal) notoriety恶名(?notorious) counterpart对应人，对等物Who’sGeorgeBush’scounterpartinChina?^counterculture,counterbalance peer同等的人凝视，窥视(~peep) subordinate下级下级的＜＞superior tactics战术，技巧v.s.strategy(战略，策略)marketingstrategyv.s.sellingtactics nuanceasubtledifferenceinmeaning benchmarking类比分析 punctual准时的，守时的(àpunctuality) absenteeism旷工absentàabsenteeàabsenteeism flextime弹性工作时间flex(flexible)+time harass骚扰(àharassment)MarysaidthatGaryhad***uallyharassedher. redundancy冗余，冗员networkredundancy downsize裁员(~layoff) ballot投票(=vote) impartial不偏不倚的(＜＞partial) lobby大堂(n.)游说(v.) shortlist(BE)alistofapplicantswhohavebeendeemedsuitableandfromwhichthesuccessfulpersonwillbechosenà(v.) equilibrium平衡，均衡 questionnaire调查表，问卷 quantitative定量的(＜＞qualitative) contingency偶然性，偶然事件 incur招致incurdebts/hatred/dangerv.s.occur,concur,recur ethical伦理的，符合伦理的~ethics,＜＞unethical dubious疑惑的，可疑的(~doubt)Peopleweredubiousabouttheresult. manifestation显示，证明(?manifest) subtitle字幕，副标题(sub+title)^subsidiary,submarine,subway(BE:underground,tube),suburb(~downtown,uptown,outskirts)dubbing配音录制 vogue时尚^chic bizarre奇异的v.s.weird(怪异的) mediocre平庸的 dietitian饮食学家(~diet) connoisseur行家，鉴赏家^entrée,alacarte