雅思阅读考试词汇

雅思考试分学术类和培训类两种，分别针对申请留学的学生和计划在英语语言国家参加工作或移民的人士。考试分听、说、读、写四个部分，总分9分。下面是小编整理的关于雅思阅读考试分类词汇，希望大家认真阅读!

　　文化类

homogeneous 同质的 homo + gene +ous(<> heterogeneous)^ homosexual, heterosexual

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/sexual discrimination discriminate (+against)

hierarchy 等级制度heir + arch(govern) + y

insularity 岛国性质 ( insular, ^island)British industry has often been criticized for its linguistic insularity.

microcosm 小天地 micro + cosm(os)

nostalgia = homesickness

patriot 爱国者 (<> traitor)à 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 (~ emigrant, emigrate)

antipodes Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth“from North America to the Antipodes”

permeate 渗透，弥漫Smoke permeated the house.

entrepreneur 企业家 (~ enterprise)à entrepreneurship

practitioner 开业者，从业者praction(practice) + er

celebrity a famous person= luminary, VIP

proxy 代理人

anecdote 轶事 (à anecdotal)

notoriety 恶名 ( notorious)

counterpart 对应人，对等物Who’s George Bush’s counterpart in China?^ 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)marketing strategy v.s. selling tactics

nuance a subtle difference in meaning

benchmarking 类比分析

punctual 准时的，守时的 (à punctuality)

absenteeism 旷工absent à absentee à absenteeism

flextime 弹性工作时间flex(flexible) + time

harass 骚扰 (à harassment)Mary said that Gary had sexually harassed her.

redundancy 冗余，冗员network redundancy

downsize 裁员 (~ lay off)

ballot 投票 (= vote)

impartial 不偏不倚的 (<> partial)

lobby 大堂(n.) 游说(v.)

shortlist (BE) a list of applicants who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen à (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 (~ doubt)People were dubious about the result.

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, a la carte

　　教育类

accommodation (膳宿)供应= room and board

lodging 寄宿(处)

lease 出租 “for lease”, “to let”v.s. rent

tenant 房客，佃户

landlord 房东 à landlady(f) Lord, <> tenant

housemate ~ roommate, dormmate^ schoolmate, classmate

dormitory 寝室 (abbrev. dorm)

au pair A young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework(另) = reciprocal

reciprocal 相互的，互惠的

hostel youth hostel~ hotel

real estate 房地产

vicinity = neighborhood

flat 平的，瘪的 flat tire公寓(= apartment)^ condo, studio

bond = deposit

linen 亚麻的 亚麻织品，床单(= bed linen)

utensil 器皿

stationery 文具 (v.s. stationary)

laundry 洗衣，洗衣店

cafeteria 自助餐厅~ canteen

cater 满足(需要)

aerobics 有氧健身操 “aero”: air

badminton 羽毛球(运动)

baseball 棒球 baseball bat

squash 壁球(运动)

amateur <> professional

gathering 聚会v.s. meeting, reunion

excursion 远足 (= outing, expedition)

commonwealth 共和国，联邦Commonwealth: 英联邦

tertiary 第三的After purchasing a house and a car, the next major life expenditure is almost certainly the cost of tertiary ary à secondary à tertiary

post-secondary “post”: afterpostgraduate, postdoctoral, post-sale, postwar

illiterate 文盲 不识字的il(no) + literate(words)à illiteracy (<> literacy)

discipline 学科，纪律v.s. subject

terminology 术语

faculty department and staff of a college/university

dean (大学)教务长

curriculum 课程 (= course)à extracurricular 课外的

syllabus 课程提纲

calendar 日历，日程 (~ schedule, agenda, timetable)

compulsory 强制的，必修的<> elective (选修的)

examiner <> examinee^ take/sit, pass/get through, fail, retake/resit

recruit 招生，招募à recruitment= enroll

prestige 声望，威信à prestigious

esteem 尊敬 (n. & v.)your esteemed school/company

aptitude 智力SAT: School Aptitude Test

matriculation 录取入学

vocation 职业 (= calling, occupation, career)à vocationalvocational education

TAFE Technical And Further Education (Australian)

abbreviation 缩略(词)~ abridge (缩短，删节)

transferable (学分等)可转换的

scholarship 奖学金= fellowship

tutorial 辅导(课) tutor (= lecturer, instructor)

pedagogue 教员，学究~ pedagogy (教育学，教学法)^ demagogue (政治煽动家)

lexicography 词典编撰 (à lexicographer)

assignment 任务，(课外)作业

dissertation 论文 (= thesis)

credential 证明，文凭 “cred”: creditlinguistic credentials

alumni 校友(男)alumnae

overestimate 高估 (underestimate)

decipher 解码，解释 (= decode)decipher workplace culture

caliber 才干