| 单词 | patriotic |
| 释义 | patriotic (once / 256 pages) adj Respect for the country's flag, a desire to see your nation succeed, and a deep, abiding love of your country are all patriotic expressions, but being patriotic doesn’t mean you think your country’s perfect — just that you love it. The Greek word patēr, which means father, was the basis for the word patris, or native land, and so patriotic came to mean "a love of country." In the 18th century, the word was formed from the word patriot by adding the suffix -ic, which turns a noun into an adjective. An example of a patriotic comment would be this one, by President Bill Clinton: "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America." WORD FAMILYpatriotic: patriotically, patriotism, superpatriotic, unpatriotic+/patriot: patrioteer, patriotic, patriots/patrioteer: patrioteers/patriotism: patriotisms, superpatriotism/unpatriotic: unpatriotically USAGE EXAMPLES“Erik’s very patriotic to begin with, but he’s very skilled with understanding what the agency needed to pull this off,” said Walker, 84. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Rodriguez called participating in the inaugural “a patriotic honor” and “a sacred duty.” Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Nonetheless, in those days of compulsory patriotic flag-waving the media showed no inclination to be even slightly skeptical, and the result was catastrophic. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) adj inspired by love for your country Syn|Ant loyal loyal steadfast in allegiance or duty chauvinistic, flag-waving, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic, ultranationalisticfanatically patriotic disloyal, unpatriotic showing lack of love for your country disloyaldeserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle un-Americanconsidered contrary to the best interests of the United States |
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