patriotism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/    美 /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country. countable,uncountable
    — That public virtue, which among the ancients was denominated patriotism, is derived from a strong sense of our own interest in the preservation and prosperity of the free government of which we are members.
  2. The actions of a patriot. countable,uncountable
  3. The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism

词形变化

patriotisms plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antipatriotism hyperpatriotism linguopatriotism matriotism overpatriotism patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel plastic patriotism ultrapatriotism unpatriotism

词源

Etymology tree
English patriot
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English patriotism
From patriot + -ism.
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