patriot

名词 n.
/ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/|/ˈpæt.ɹi.ət/    /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/|/ˈpæɪ.tɹi.ət/|/ˈpæt.ɹi.ət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
    — Here Tears ſhall flovv from a more gen'rous Cauſe, / Such Tears as Patriots ſhed for dying Lavvs: […]
  2. A fellow countryman, a compatriot. archaic
    — The aim of patriots, therefore, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be allowed to exercise over the community.

词形变化

patriots plural

词源

From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
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