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When a government nationalizes an industry, it takes that industry — water, gas, the railways, oil, sometimes a bank — away from private owners and puts it under the state. The government may buy the companies, or it may take control without a friendly sale. This is a heavy political verb: supporters say the public should own things everyone depends on; opponents say the state will run them badly or grab too much. American English nationalize; British English often . The matching noun is . The opposite verb is privatize. Though actually, students often reach for this word when they mean something else entirely: making a a citizen is , with an r, and it is a different story.
國有化（動詞：政府把產業收歸國有）
組成From French nationaliser. By the look of the English word: national + -ize.
同家族的字
- nationalisethe same verb in the usual British spelling
- nationalizationthe noun: the act or policy
- nationalthe adjective the verb is built from
- nationthe base noun: a country and its people
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
nationalizeverb/ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/
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rareTo make into, or to become, a nation.
- Probably no Hindu who could make intelligent use of political freedom ever dreams of the present possibility of a nationalized India, […]
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To bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
- Near-synonym: socialize
- The government plans to nationalize the energy industry.
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To bring a concept such as a political issue or commercial campaign to the attention of the entire country.
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governmentpoliticsTo change from having local and regional variation to being national in character and scope.
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archaicTo make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。