societally
societally — 副詞
1. from the perspective of society as a whole, especially when judging systems, sha
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.
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
At the hearing, Tunde explained why unpaid care is rarely societally valued.
在聽證會上，Tunde 說明了為什麼無酬照護工作在社會層面上很少受到重視。
The documentary shows how some jobs are societally respected while others stay invisible.
這部紀錄片呈現出，有些工作在社會層面上受到尊重，另一些卻始終被忽視。
Yuna argued that cheap childcare is societally important because it keeps parents in work.
Yuna 主張，平價托育在社會層面上很重要，因為它能讓父母留在職場。
- 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.
- 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.