外刊精读119 / New Scientist / 按照出生年份分析群体差异 Notes

tribe n. 群体，部落(a group of people who live in the same area and share the same language, culture, and history)
zoomer (a way of referring to a person who was born in the late 1990s or early 2000s)
malign / məˈlaɪn / v. 诽谤 (to say false and unpleasant things about sb, or to criticize sb unfairly)
much-maligned adj. 备受非议的
millennial / mɪˈleniəl / n. 千禧一代； adj. 一千年的
intrigue vt. 使感兴趣/好奇
(We have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.)

The Silents (born 1925~1945) The Boomers (born 1946~1964)
Generation X (born 1965~1979) Millennials (born 1980~1994)
Generation Z (born 1995~2012) Polars (born 2012~2029)

attune to 调整以适应
self-obsessed 自恋的，自我 (only interested in yourself and your own activities)

fit adj. &v. &n. 合适的，合身的
(The dress fits you perfectly/nicely.) (I’m sure we’ll have something to fit your requirements.)
caution against 警告 reductive adj. 简化的
divisive / dɪˈvaɪsɪv / adj. 有争议的，造成分裂的
(The Vietnam War was an extremely divisive issue in the US.)
patchy adj. 零散的，不均匀的， 参差不齐的
(The morning will start with some patchy rain/cloud/fog.) (I found the service extremely patchy.)
trait n. 特征(characteristic/feature) (His sense of humour is one of his best traits.)
shorthand n. 速记

set out 开始 (to start an activity with a particular aim)
(They set out to discover a cure for cancer.)
recession n. 衰退，萧条
(A lot of companies have been adversely affected by the recession.)
single out 挑选出(to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention,
especially criticism or praise)
(You can’t just single out young people when you talk about the issue.)
individualism n. 个人主义，利己主义 (collectivism n. 集体主义)
hasten / ˈheɪs(ə)n / v. 促进，加速 (Poor medical treatment hastened her death.)
resilient / rɪˈzɪliənt / adj. 有弹性的；有恢复力的
(Optimists argue that the economy may prove more resilient.)

domestic appliance 家用电器
technocentric 以科技为中心

be primed to 准备好做某事
bottomless adj. 无限的 (She had a bottomless hunger for learning.)
clickbait 标题党 commentary n. 评论
sweeping adj. 影响范围大的(affecting many things or people)
reference v. 提及(a mention of sth)，引用
kill off 消灭(We killed off two bottles of beer watching the game.)
nuanced / ˈnuːˌɑːnst / adj. 有细微差别的 insightful adj. 有深刻见解的

commitment n. 奉献，忠诚(willingness to give your time
and energy to sth that you believe in)
(She is very bright, but she lacks commitment.)
perfunctory / pərˈfʌŋktəri / adj. 敷衍的，马虎的
(His smile was perfunctory.)

feel hard done by 被区别对待，受到不公平对待
well-off adj. 有钱的
(Her family was very well off. )
(a well-off neighbourhood)

just as 同样的
selective adj. 有选择性的
omit v. 省去，遗漏(to fail to include or do sth)
(She was omitted from the list of contributors to the report.)

favourable adj. 有利的(giving you an advantage or more chance of success)
(Favourable market conditions helped him to make a big profit.)
by the by 顺便说一下 deliberately adv. 故意地
provocative adj. 挑衅的(causing an angry reaction, usually intentionally)

articulate v. 明确地表达(able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly)
(She gave an entertaining and articulate speech.)
strive to 竭尽全力做某事
at the expense of 以牺牲…为代价
compassion 同理心， 同情心
intractable adj. 棘手的(very difficult or impossible to control, manage or solve)
entrenched / ɪnˈtrentʃt / adj. 根深蒂固的
(It’s very difficult to change attitudes that have become so deeply entrenched over the years.)
can’t help but do sth 不得不