Thẻ ghi nhớ: Unit 13 - The modern world | Quizlet

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demographic

(n) ...s = population

- A particular sector of a population:

eg: the drink is popular with a young demographic

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globalization

(n) toàn cầu hóa

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hindsight

(n)

- Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed:

eg: with ..., I should never have gone

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implication

(n) sự dính líu; ẩn ý; hậu quả

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joint venture

(n) sự đầu cơ chung giữa hai hoặc nhiều bên.

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monopoly

(n) độc quyền

- the state's ... of radio and television broadcasting

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modernization

(n) sự hiện đại hóa

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percentage

(n) tỷ lệ phần trăm

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proportion

(n) phần, tỷ lệ

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statistic

(n) sự thống kê

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ageing

(adj) già hóa

- growing old; elderly

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elderly

(adj) sắp già

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ethnic

(adj) không theo tôn giáo nào, vô thần

(n) ethnicity

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exotic

(adj) kỳ lạ, kỳ cục, đẹp kỳ lạ, ngoại lai

- Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country:

eg: they loved to visit exotic places

- Attractive or striking because colourful or out of the ordinary.

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multicultural

(adj) đa văn hóa

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productive

(adj) sản xuất nhiều

- Producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities:

eg: the most productive employees

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sceptical

(adj) hòa nghi, đa nghi

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subsequent

(adj) đến sau, theo sau; tương lai = in the future

- Coming after something in time; following

eg: the theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906

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wealthy

(adj) giàu có, phong phú

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worldwide

(adj) toàn cầu

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astounding

(adj) làm sửng sốt, làm kinh ngạc

eg: the past 40 years have seen ... developments.

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profound

(adj) sâu sắc, thăm thẳm; uyên thâm (kiến thức).

- very great or intense; very deep

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ridiculous

(adj) buồn cười, tức cười, lố bịch

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decline

(v) từ chối

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diminish

(v) bớt, giảm bớt, hạ bớt, thu nhỏ.

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dominate

(v) chiếm ưu thế, trội hơn

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merge

(v) hòa hợp, kết hợp.

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migrate

(v) di trú, chuyển trường.

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firmly

(adj) vững chắc, kiên quyết

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take into account

(pharase) để ý đến, cứu xét đến (vấn đề nào đó quan trọng)

- To make accurate predictions we need to take into account the effect people have on their environment.