statewide

/ˈsteɪt.waɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈetwˌaɪd] /ˈsteɪt.waɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈetwˌaɪd] /ˈstāt-ˈwīd/ (ame, mw)

statewide — adjective

  • statewidepositive
  • more statewidecomparative
  • most statewidesuperlative

1. describing something that applies to or covers an entire US state — for example,

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing something that applies to or covers an entire US state — for example, a statewide school policy that affects every classroom in California, not just one city.

例句

The governor signed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.

attributive use before nouns

Beatriz read about the new statewide law in the morning paper.

同義詞
  • state-wide

    hyphenated variant, same meaning but less common in modern usage

  • all-state

    used in narrower contexts such as sports teams (e.g. 'all-state basketball') or competitions

反義詞
  • local

    limited to a smaller area within a state, such as a single city or county

  • countywide

    covers only one county rather than the entire state

文法句型

statewide + noun

用法筆記

Commonly used before a noun (attributive position). In American English, 'state' refers to one of the 50 states of the US; in other varieties, 'state' may refer to a country as a whole, so 'statewide' is most natural in US contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The new rule is statewide covering.
✅The new rule provides statewide coverage.
💡'statewide' is an adjective, not a verb form; pair it with a noun like 'coverage', 'policy', or 'system'.

statewide — adverb