Word · Frequency #26307
statehoods
州（或国家）的地位；州（或国家）资格
statehoods is the plural of statehood.
the condition or status of being a state, especially as a political entity
- 1.
The property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal country.
作为州(联邦国家中自治行政区划)的属性。
- 2.
The condition of being a country.
成为国家的地位或状态。
作为州(联邦国家中自治行政区划)的属性。；成为国家的地位或状态。；州的状态(或地位)；[法] 国家地位；州的地位
In use
After the referendum, the territory formally requested statehood.
Their campaign for statehood lasted more than ten years.
Many people believe that statehood would bring economic benefits.
seek statehood
指一个地区争取获得州的正式地位。
The territory is seeking statehood.
该领地正在寻求成为州。
Common mistakes
The territory wants to become a statehood.The territory wants to become a state.
statehood 是抽象名词，意为“州的地位/资格”，不指具体的州。想表达“成为一个州”时，应使用 a state，不能把 statehood 当作可数的地理实体来用。
Hawaii was admitted in statehood in 1959.Hawaii was admitted to statehood in 1959.
固定搭配为 be admitted to (statehood)，表示“获准取得州的地位”；介词 in 不能表达“获准加入、进入”的含义，此处是误用。
Connections
Collocations
- seek statehood
- 寻求州地位
- The territory has been seeking statehood for over a century.该领地一个多世纪以来一直在寻求州地位。
- achieve statehood
- 获得州地位；实现建州
- Alaska achieved statehood in 1959.阿拉斯加于1959年获得州地位。
- grant statehood
- 授予州地位；批准建州
- Congress granted statehood to the territory in 1889.国会于1889年授予该领地州地位。
- statehood movement
- 建州运动
- The statehood movement gained momentum in the early 1900s.建州运动在20世纪初势头增强。
- statehood referendum
- 州地位公投；建州公投
- Residents voted in a statehood referendum last November.居民去年11月参加了州地位公投。
- admission to statehood
Learner notes
Memory Tip
statehood = state（州）+ hood（身份/状态），想象一块土地戴上兜帽（hood），正式成为美国的一个州，获得州的地位。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、政治报道、学术论文 该词比较正式，通常出现在法律、政治或国际关系的书面讨论中；日常口语里不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the -hood words below rhymes with statehood /ˈsteɪthʊd/. They all share the spelling and the /hʊd/ suffix sound, but the stressed vowels differ (childhood /aɪ/, adulthood /ʌ/, neighborhood /eɪ/, likelihood /aɪ/, livelihood /aɪ/, motherhood /ʌ/). Note also that in statehood the letters 'th' represent /t/ + /h/, not the /θ/ sound in 'think'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.