societally

IPA/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl.i/
IPA/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl.i/

societally — 副詞

1. from the perspective of society as a whole, especially when judging systems, sha

1.副詞C1
釋義

社會層面上

從整體社會影響與規範來看

from the perspective of society as a whole, especially when judging systems, shared values, or effects on different groups of people.

例句

Societally, free school meals can change children's health and later job chances.

從社會層面看，免費學校午餐能改變孩子的健康與日後的工作機會。

sentence adverb: judging a policy by society-wide effects

The mayor asked whether the curfew was societally beneficial or just politically popular.

市長問這項宵禁在社會層面上究竟有益，還只是政治上討喜。

be societally + adjective

常見搭配
  • societally beneficial
  • societally valued
  • societally respected
  • societally important
  • societally accepted
同義詞
  • socially

    much more common and broader; it can mean either society-wide or interpersonal, while societally is narrower and more academic.

  • culturally

    overlaps when talking about shared values, but it focuses more on beliefs and customs than on social systems.

  • collectively

    emphasizes people acting together, not the wider structure or norms of society.

反義詞
  • individually

    shifts the focus from society-wide effects to one person or case at a time.

  • personally

    contrasts with a public or society-level viewpoint by focusing on private experience.

文法句型

Societally, + main clause

be societally + adjective/participle

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal, academic, or policy writing. It commonly modifies adjectives or participles such as important, beneficial, valued, accepted, or embedded when a writer wants to judge something by its effect on society rather than on one person.

常見錯誤

Mina is societally confident at parties.
Mina is socially confident at parties.
societally is about society-wide effects or norms, not a person's ease in social situations.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • societally beneficial
  • societally important
  • societally valued
  • societally accepted