
state
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。)
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。)
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。)