stateside

/ˈsteɪt.saɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈetsˈaɪd] /ˈsteɪt.saɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈetsˈaɪd] /ˈstāt-ˌsīd How to pronounce stateside (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stateside — adjective

  • statesidepositive
  • more statesidecomparative
  • most statesidesuperlative

1. based in the United States or closely linked with life there, especially on the

1.形容詞C1
釋義

based in the United States or closely linked with life there, especially on the mainland.

例句

The airline added a stateside route from Honolulu to Seattle this spring.

pattern: stateside + noun

Christopher got up before dawn for the stateside sales meeting.

collocation: stateside sales meeting

同義詞
  • US-based

    close in meaning, but usually sounds more businesslike and less conversational

  • American

    can describe nationality, style, or culture more broadly, not only location in the US

  • domestic

    means within one home country, so its reference changes with the speaker's location

反義詞
  • overseas

    outside the US rather than in the American mainland

  • foreign

    from another country instead of from the US

文法句型

stateside + noun

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun when people outside the US compare American offices, routes, staff, or services with those in other countries. Distinguish from adverb sense 1, which tells where someone is or where they are going after the verb.

常見錯誤

❌The company is stateside office now.
✅The company has a stateside office now.
💡this sense is an adjective, so it must modify a noun.

stateside — adverb