Week 4 精读笔记

psychiatry n. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of

mental illness 精神病学

As the dust settles on…当…尘埃落定

senseless a. you think it is wrong because ithas no purpose and produces no benefit

perversion n. a form of sth. that is bad or

wrong, or the changing of it into this form歪曲

law-abiding a.遵纪守法的

havoc n. a great disorder

wreak havoc: to cause a great amount ofdisorder or damage

deculturation n. a migrant loses all touch withtheir culture of origin

assimilation n. to retain some looseassociation with one’s culture of origin but fully adopt the culture of thehost nation

integration n. when they retain strong tieswith their culture of origin but are fully functioning members of society

rejection n. when they reject the host-nationculture completely in favour of their culture of origin

acculturation n. cultural modification of anindividual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from anotherculture.

akin to: be similar to

slick a. skillful and impressive

psychopath n.精神变态者

revel in: enjoy sth. very much陶醉于；沉湎于

thuggery n. rough, violent behavior罪行，暴行

concerted a. working together; (+ effort) tryingvery hard