societal

英 [səˈsaɪətl]

美 [səˈsaɪətl]

adj.  社会的; 关于社会的

BNC.16203 / COCA.6986

牛津词典

adj.

• 社会的；关于社会的
  connected with society and the way it is organized

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 社会的
  Societalmeans relating to society or to the way society is organized.
  1. ...the societal changes that have taken place over the last two decades.
     过去 20 年里发生的社会变化
  2. ...societal norms.
     社会准则

英英释义

adj

• relating to human society and its members
  1. social institutions
  2. societal evolution
  3. societal forces
  4. social legislation
  Synonym:social

双语例句

• Shell is committed to sustainable development and seeks to balance economic performance with environmental and societal considerations.
  壳牌致力于可持续发展，努力实现经济效益与环境和社会之间的平衡发展。
• However, first various ethical, legal and societal issues will need to be addressed.
  然而，种种道德、法律和社会问题也首次涌现出来，需要加以解决。
• This trend is creating enormous challenges for local and national governments, but also unprecedented opportunities for societal progress.
  这种趋势正给地方和各国政府带来巨大挑战，但也为社会进步创造了空前的机遇。
• China today is engaged in a remarkable process of transformation-a simultaneous economic, institutional, and societal revolution.
  现今中国正同步进行一场涵盖经济、制度和社会的巨大变革。
• The Web has created a societal shift in the way we organize, access, and use information.
  对于我们组织、访问和使用信息的方式，Web已经创造了巨大的社会变革。
• These clinical problems impose huge personal and societal healthcare burdens.
  这些临床问题施加巨大的个人和社会的医疗负担。
• And Confucian ethics stress that marriage must satisfy societal duty over individual desire.
  而且儒家道德也强调，婚姻在满足社会责任方面的重要性必须高于个人意愿。
• Societal Pragmatics, which studies the social settings of language use, regards language as a social phenomenon.
  社会语用学把语言看作一种社会现象，注重研究人们语言使用的社会环境。
• But again, the driving forces are economic, ecological and societal.
  但是其驱动力仍然是经济、生态和社会的。
• Psychological ones, on the other hand, impact future behavior by eroding at societal trust.
  而心理泡沫由于腐蚀了社会信心，会影响到人们未来的行为模式。