Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #326
Fully loadedsociety
社会；社群；民众
the community of people living together in a country or group, along with the relationships among them
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A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
长期存在的群体,共享语言、服饰、行为规范和艺术形式等文化方面。
- 2.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
一个具有独特文化和经济组织的扩展社会群体
- 3.
A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
定期聚会以从事共同兴趣的群体；协会或组织。
- 4.
a formal association of people with similar interests
具有相似兴趣的人的正式协会
- 5.
The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
个人之间所有自愿相互关系的总和。
- 6.
the state of being with someone
与某人在一起的状态
- 7.
Companionship or association with one's fellows; friendly or intimate intercourse.
与他人作伴或交往；友好或亲密的往来。
- 8.
The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
作为一个整体的国家或社区的人民。
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High society.
上流社会。
- 10.
A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.
由共同意愿联合起来的一群人,共同商议、决定并朝着共同目标行动。
社团；协会；学会；上流社会；社交界；陪伴；交往；长期存在的群体,共享语言、服饰、行为规范和艺术形式等文化方面。；一个具有独特文化和经济组织的扩展社会群体
In use
In modern society, people often communicate through social media.
Every society has its own customs and traditions that shape daily life.
Different societies may value individual freedom in very different ways.
they formed a small lunch society
he enjoyed the society of his friends
society (uncountable) + verb
society 作不可数名词时表示抽象的社会概念。
Society expects certain behaviors.
社会期望某些行为。
a/an + adjective + society
society 作可数名词时指具有某种特征的具体社会。
Connections
Collocations
- modern society
- 现代社会
- Modern society is becoming more digital.现代社会正变得越来越数字化。
- human society
- 人类社会
- Human society has evolved over thousands of years.人类社会已经演进了数千年。
- high society
- 上流社会
- She was introduced to high society at a debutante ball.她在一次初入社交界的舞会上被引荐给上流社会。
- society at large
- 整个社会
- The new policy will benefit society at large.新政策将使整个社会受益。
- civil society
- 公民社会
- Civil society organizations play a key role in democracy.公民社会组织在民主中扮演关键角色。
- society and culture
Learner notes
Memory Tip
社会（society）包含城市（city），记住单词中的“city”即可联想到“城市组成社会”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic、political、everyday “society”作为“社会”之意时，通常用于学术、政治或日常交流中，属于中性偏正式用法。
Grammar Note
注意：society 表示“社会”时通常不可数；表示“社团、协会”或特定社会形态时可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'variety', 'anxiety', and 'priority' share a similar spelling ending with 'society' but have different pronunciations.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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