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

• Overweight and obesity is a complex problem which requires action across individual and societal levels involving industry, national and local government and the voluntary sector.
  超重和肥胖是一个十分复杂的问题，必须在个人和社会层面同时采取措施。这其中的社会层面包括了行业层面、国家和地方政府层面以及志愿者方面。
• This critical need for leaders exposes a fundamental flaw in our societal approach to leadership training.
  这种对领导者的迫切需求暴露出我们通过社会途径进行领导力培训的一个基本缺陷。
• 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。
• What is lacking is an insight into the particularity of our societal system
  缺乏的正是对我们社会制度特殊性的洞察。
• The economic and societal importance of this cannot be overstated.
  这种组织的经济社会重要性不能被过分夸大。
• The illicit drug trade also undermines governance, institutions and societal cohesion.
  非法贩运毒品也削弱治理、机构和社会凝聚力。
• 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。
• Both created retailing, business, and even societal revolutions.
  两人开启了零售、商业，甚至社会革命。
• Through campaign finance and political donations, they have bought themselves protection from proper societal accountability.
  通过竞选资助和政治捐赠，他们为自己买到保护，不用面对恰当的社会问责。
• The marketing concept sidesteps the potential conflicts among consumer wants, consumer interests, and long-run societal welfare.
  市场营销观念有意回避消费者欲望、消费者利益和社会长期福利之间的暗含的冲突。