近几年来，国内的联合国驻华机构和外企及合资企业在聘录用职员时，或国际基金组织在测试职员的英语水平时，也都采用TOEFL考试成绩。为了帮助大家备考托福，小编分享了一些托福常考词汇，欢迎阅读!
community 社区 社会 公社 [例] Government, business and community are the three pillars of our society.
metropolitan 首都的 主要都市的 大城市的
convention 传统 [例] Convention dictates that a leader should resign in such a situation.
patriarchic 家长的 族长的 [例] Our boss is too patriarchic.
institutionalize 使制度化或习俗化 [例] To institutionalize our scholarship discipline is imperative for all international students.
taboo 禁忌 禁止 [例] There is a taboo on smoking in this office.
ethics 伦理学
marital 婚姻的
polygamous 一夫多妻的 一妻多夫的
tribe 部落 部族
clan 部落 氏族 宗族 党派
connubial 婚姻的 夫妻的 配偶的
matrimony 婚姻
anathema 令人厌恶的`事 受诅咒的事 [例] Those terrible ideas are anathemas to me.
ancient 古老的
sociology 社会学 [例] Sociology is the study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.
hierarchy 层次 等级体系 [例] The government is a hierarchy.
sociologist 社会学家
marriage 结婚 婚姻 [例] My sister's marriage took place at ten o'clock today.
phenomenon 现象
urban 城市的 市内的
rural 乡下的 田园的 [例] Crops are grown in rural areas.
urbanization 城市化 [例] Urbanization has taken place very rapidly in developing countries.
migration 移民 [例] Scientists have studied the migration of fish over long distances in the river.
immigration 移居入境
emigration 移民出境 侨居
mobility 流动 [例] There's been restructuring of industry and downward mobility for Americans as a whole.
antique 古老的，古董
artifact 人工制品
civilization 文明
clan 宗族
community 社会
convention 传统
customs 风俗
dweller 居民，土著人
ethics 伦理学
folkway 社会风俗
folklore/folktale 民间传说
immigration 移民
indigenous 当地的
institutionalize 使制度化
matrimony 婚礼
metropolitan 大都市的
migration 迁徙
patriarchic 家长的，族长的
polygamous 一夫多妻的，一妻多夫的
rural 乡下的，田园的
sociology 社会学
tribe 部落
urban 城市的
urbanization 都市化
