welfare state

英 ['welfeə steɪt] 美 ['welˌfer steɪt]

• n. 福利国家

英英释义

Noun:

1. a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He fathered the concept of the welfare state.
   他始创了福利国家这个观念。
2. Another all but irreversible step is taken toward the total Welfare State.
   向全面的福利国家迈进是另一个几乎不可逆的步骤。