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state

UK /steɪt/US /steɪt/

词源

源自拉丁语 'status',意为'位置、状况',通过古法语 'estat' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指一个国家或地区,特别是有政府组织的政治实体。常用于描述国家的整体或部分区域。

“The state provides free education for all children.”

(国家为所有儿童提供免费教育。)

“California is the most populous state in the US.”

(加利福尼亚是美国人口最多的州。)

❶ 指某人或某物所处的特定状况或情况。可以指物理状态、情绪状态或抽象状态。

“The patient is in a critical state.”

(病人情况危急。)

“Water can exist in three states: solid, liquid and gas.”

(水可以以三种状态存在:固态、液态和气态。)

同义词:condition, situation, status, nation, country

verb

❶ 正式或明确地表达某事,通常指以书面或口头方式正式声明。

“The witness stated that he saw the defendant at the scene.”

(证人声明他在现场看到了被告。)

“Please state your name and address clearly.”

(请清楚地说明你的姓名和地址。)

同义词:declare, express, announce, say, specify

常见短语

state of mind — 指一个人在某时刻的心理或情绪状态,描述其思考或感受的方式。

“After the meditation, I was in a very relaxed state of mind.”

(冥想之后,我的心理状态非常放松。)

state of emergency — 官方宣布的特殊状态,通常在灾难或危机时期,赋予政府特殊权力。

“The government declared a state of emergency after the earthquake.”

(地震后政府宣布进入紧急状态。)