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。
• 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。
• Pew attributed the rise of stay-at-home mothers to a mix of demographic, economic and societal factors.
  Pew将全职妈妈占比上升归因于人口结构、经济和社会等多种因素。
• But this requires a societal decision.
  但是这需要一个社会的决定。
• 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。
• I had forgotten. I do not believe admiration and wistful thoughts are against the societal norm.
  看来我是老糊涂了，我忘了赞美和向往也是犯罪。
• 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。
• 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。
• It depends on individual's needs, or societal needs, or group or organizational needs with relevance.
  这取决于个人的需要，或者社会的需要，或者团队或组织的相关需要。
• 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。