| 释义 |
statehood|ˈsteɪthʊd|
[f. state n. + -hood.]
The condition or status of a political state (see state n. 30, 31). Orig. with reference to the U.S.
1868New York Times 8 June, Why indeed should the Federal Senate be organized on the basis of an extinct statehood? 1881J. Davis Rise & Fall Confed. Govt. I. 291 The comparative claims of Statehood and Union. 1906Outlook 29 Dec. 819/1 That indiscriminate turmoil through which Russia has yet to fight her way to coherent statehood. 1911Times 19 Apr. 8/4 Utah was admitted to Statehood in 1896. 1952Times 9 Dec. 9 (heading) Solid achievements [by Israel] after four years of Statehood. 1971I. Deutscher Marxism in Our Time (1972) v. 99 In a vast part of the continent a struggle was indeed going on for the achievement of independent statehood and nationhood. 1976Time 27 Dec. 14/3 What the Palestinians want most of all is the sense of national identity that would arise from statehood. |