| English | Chinese |
| data on the state of the environment No definition needed | 环境状况数据 (无需定义。) |
| protective state of equilibrium | 平衡的"保护"状态 |
| report on the state of the environment A written account on the level of integrity and conditions of the ecosystem and natural resources in a given region, usually presented by an official person or body mandated to protect human health and the environment in that region | 环境状况报告 (指定地区的生态系统和自然资源情况和完善程度的书面说明。通常由政府官员或负责保护该地区人民健康和环境的单位提供。) |
| state of matter One of the three fundamental conditions of matter: the solid, the liquid, and gaseous states | 物质状态 (物质的三种基本状态：固体，液体，气体状态。) |
| state of the art Everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use or in any other way before the date of the patent application, or an application filed in a foreign country the priority of which is validly claimed | 技术发展水平 (通过书面或口头描述，使用或以其他它任何的方式在申请专利的日期或在外国一个有效申明的优先申请文件之前提供给公众的任何东西，) |
| state of waste | 废弃物状态 |
| theory of the welfare state A political conception of government in a capitalist economy where the state is responsible for insuring that all members of society attain a minimum standard of living through redistribution of resources, progressive taxation and universal social programs, including health care and education | 福利国家论 (在资本主义经济下政府的政治概念，国家为确保全社会所有成员达到最低生活标准，通过资源再分配，累进税和普遍的社会计划，包括卫生保健和教育。) |
