statehouse
UK/'stet,haʊs/US/s'teɪthaʊs/
C2
Definitions
n.
A building where a U.S. state legislature meets.
（美国）州议会大厦。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishstateroot
+
houseroot
=statehouse
state (a political body, from st 'standing/condition') + house = the house of the state government. (state itself comes from Latin status, 'a standing/condition,' from st.)
Common Collocations
- 1.statehouse steps州议会大厦台阶
- 2.statehouse rally州议会大厦集会
- 3.statehouse reporter州议会记者
Example Sentences
- 1.
Protesters gathered on the statehouse steps.
- 2.
The bill passed the statehouse by a narrow margin.