英式：政府養的免費中小學
錢由國家出，所以家長不用付學費——這是「公家付帳」最直接的一種。
noun · B1
In British English, a school that is paid for by the government, so children can study there without their parents paying fees.
公立學校
核心畫面
A school with a sign on the gate saying that the government pays the bills. State school is not about what the school looks like or what it teaches; it is about where the money comes from. Because the government that pays is a different one on each side of the Atlantic, the same two words land on different schools: in Britain a free school for children, in the US a college or university that its own state helps to fund.
可以想成校門口掛著一塊牌子，上面寫著「這裡的帳單由公家付」。state 指的就是出錢的那個政府——在英國是國家，在美…更多收起
可以想成校門口掛著一塊牌子，上面寫著「這裡的帳單由公家付」。state 指的就是出錢的那個政府——在英國是國家，在美國是各州。所以這個詞真正在說的不是學校長什麼樣子，也不是教什麼，而是錢從哪裡來：公家撥款，不是家長或私人掏腰包。也因為出錢的政府不一樣，同樣兩個字在大西洋兩邊指到了不同的學校。Two branches
美式：州政府補助的大學
同一塊牌子換到美國，出錢的變成「州」，被養的變成大學。
noun · B1
In American English, a college or university that is paid for in part by the government of the US state where it stands, instead of by student fees and private money alone.
州立大學