semi-state

短语

别名

semi state

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines

    爱尔兰

    I think it would be agreed by all that in the last ten or 15 years we have seen a remarkable growth of these State and semi-State companies, by which I mean companies in which our Minister for Finance holds shares and very often holds the dominating number of shares.

  2. 2.

    ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state"

    These Semi-State Rooms are among the most richly decorated interiors in the Castle and are used by The Queen for official entertaining.

  3. 3.

    The state after the socialist revolution, which is withering away in the process of eliminating class antagonisms.

词源

From semi- + state.

来源：wiktionary