statewide
statewide — 形容詞
- statewidepositive
- more statewidecomparative
- most statewidesuperlative
1. describing something that applies to or covers an entire US state — for example,
全州的
涵蓋整個州範圍的
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.
The governor signed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.
州長簽署了一項全州性的一次性塑膠袋禁令。
attributive use before nouns
Beatriz read about the new statewide law in the morning paper.
Beatriz 在早報上讀到了這項新的全州法律。
The survey provided a statewide picture of public opinion on the education plan.
這項調查提供了民眾對教育計畫看法的全州性概覽。
describes scope or coverage across a state
A statewide system for reporting power outages was launched last month.
一套全州性的停電通報系統已於上個月啟用。
- statewide ban
- statewide law
- statewide system
- statewide survey
- statewide policy
- 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
- 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
statewide — 副詞
1. in a way that reaches or covers an entire US state — for example, a new policy b
在全州
遍及整個州的範圍
in a way that reaches or covers an entire US state — for example, a new policy being applied statewide, meaning across every county and city within that state.
The storm caused damage statewide, from the coast to the mountains.
這場暴風雨從海岸到山區在全州造成了災情。
postverbal position after verbs describing reach or impact
Jessica's chain of coffee shops expanded statewide after five years.
Jessica 的連鎖咖啡店在五年後擴展到全州。
The new recycling program was rolled out statewide in early March.
新的回收計畫已於三月初在全州推行。
Tunde's math test scores ranked among the top ten statewide.
Tunde 的數學測驗成績在全州排名前十名。
follows nouns in ranking or comparison contexts
- expand statewide
- spread statewide
- available statewide
- rolled out statewide
- ranked statewide
- throughout the state
phrasal equivalent, more explicit but less concise
- locally
limited to a small area rather than the whole state
文法句型
verb + statewide
用法筆記
Typically placed after the verb or noun it modifies. Common verbs paired with 'statewide' include 'expand', 'spread', 'roll out', 'apply', and 'ban'.
同根字
- state名詞A2
- state動詞B1
- nationwide形容詞B2
- nationwide副詞B2
- worldwide形容詞B1
- worldwide副詞B1