country, nation, state——三个词在做“国家”解时是同义词. 1、country 着重指疆土、国土、家园,加the可以表示国民.如: Japan is an island country.日本是一个岛国. All the country voted yesterday.昨天全国都投票了. 2、nation 着重指人民,可译成“民族”、“国民(总称)”.如: He is loved by the whole nation.他受到全体国民的爱戴. 3、state 着重指政权、国家机器.如: Railways in China belong to the state.中国的铁路是国家所有. a head of state.国家元首.