nationalisation

IPA/ˌnæʃ.ən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
IPA/ˌnæʃ.ən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

nationalisation — 名詞

1. the act or policy by which a government takes ownership and control of a private

1.名詞B2
釋義

國有化

政府將私人企業收歸國有的過程

the act or policy by which a government takes ownership and control of a privately owned company or industry, transferring it from private shareholders to the state so that it is managed as a public asset.

例句

The British government's nationalisation of the coal mines in the 1940s gave the state direct control over energy production.

1940 年代英國政府對煤礦的國有化，讓國家直接掌控了能源生產。

the nationalisation of [sector] — pattern for specifying the industry

João argued that nationalisation of the railway network would lower ticket prices for passengers.

João 認為鐵路網的國有化可以降低乘客的票價。

同義詞
  • state ownership

    broader term; describes the condition of being state-owned rather than the act of transferring

  • public ownership

    often used interchangeably, though it can also include ownership by local government or co-operatives

  • government takeover

    more informal and general; can apply to any level of government and any type of asset

反義詞
  • privatisation

    the opposite process — transferring state-owned assets back to private owners

  • denationalisation

    formal term for reversing a previous nationalisation; less common than privatisation

文法句型

the nationalisation of [something]

用法筆記

This noun is uncountable in standard use — it does not take a plural form ('nationalisations' is rare and non-standard). The spelling 'nationalisation' (with an 's') is the British English convention; in American English the word is spelled 'nationalization' (with a 'z'). Both forms refer to the same concept.

常見錯誤

❌The nationalisation of several industries were announced last week.
✅The nationalisation of several industries was announced last week.
💡nationalisation is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
❌The government's nationalisation of the hospital has caused many nationalisations of other services.
✅The government's nationalisation of the hospital led to similar takeovers of other services.
💡nationalisation is not typically used as a count noun.