the fatherland
fatherland 常与定冠词 the 连用,指祖国,带有庄重、爱国的色彩。
He was willing to give his life for the fatherland.
他愿意为祖国献出生命。
祖国
祖先所在的国家。;出生地或原籍所在的国家。
the country where you were born
祖先所在的国家。
The country of one's ancestors.
出生地或原籍所在的国家。
The country of one's birth, origin.
After years abroad, he finally returned to his fatherland.
在国外多年后,他终于回到了祖国。
用法提示:fatherland 在此指‘祖国’,是名词,作returned to的宾语。
Many soldiers were willing to die for their fatherland.
许多士兵愿意为祖国献身。
用法提示:fatherland 表示‘祖国’,是名词,作介词for的宾语。
She felt a deep connection to her fatherland even though she grew up in another country.
尽管在另一个国家长大,她仍感到与祖国有着深厚的联系。
用法提示:fatherland 在此指‘祖国’,是名词,作介词to的宾语。
fatherland 常与定冠词 the 连用,指祖国,带有庄重、爱国的色彩。
He was willing to give his life for the fatherland.
他愿意为祖国献出生命。
物主代词可以是 my, your, his, her 等,表示某人的祖国。
They returned to their fatherland after the war.
战后他们回到了自己的祖国。
比 fatherland 更强调母亲的养育与温暖,语气柔和;fatherland 更偏庄重爱国,且常与德语 Vaterland 的文化背景相关。
更日常、中性,可指国家也可指较广的地域;fatherland 更正式、更具政治或爱国色彩。
较正式、略带文学性,无 fatherland 强烈的爱国或男性气概联想。
常用于侨民、旅行或国际事务语境,语气中性;fatherland 更书面、更庄严。
正式、公文或行政用语,客观中性;不具备 fatherland 所带的情感或修辞色彩。
grammar · medium
易错句子I returned to fatherland after ten years.
正确表达I returned to my fatherland after ten years.
fatherland 是可数名词,单独使用前需要加限定词(如 my 或 the);中文说“回祖国”不带冠词,直译时容易漏掉限定词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I was born in Canada, but my fatherland is China.
正确表达I was born in Canada, but my ancestral homeland is China.
fatherland 按词典义指“出生国”,与前面“在加拿大出生”矛盾;想表达“祖籍/祖先的国家”时要用 ancestral homeland。
此义为“祖国,出生国”。与其相对的是“外国/异乡”,但 foreign country 是中性客观表述,不含 fatherland 的情感色彩,且不指某个具体国家。
fatherland 偏文学/历史语体,且常与德国等文化相关联;motherland 是现代英语中最常用的“祖国”用语,语气更自然。
fatherland 指国籍所属的“祖国”,homeland 更常用于指出生地或家乡,不一定是公民所属国,且带有“国土、故土”的意味。
深爱的祖国
He wrote a poem about his beloved fatherland.
他写了一首关于他深爱的祖国的诗。
保卫祖国
Soldiers swore to defend the fatherland.
士兵们宣誓保卫祖国。
为祖国效力
She dedicated her life to serving the fatherland.
她毕生致力于为祖国效力。
为祖国而战
They were ready to fight for the fatherland.
他们准备为祖国而战。
忠于祖国
The general remained loyal to the fatherland.
这位将军依然忠于祖国。
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father(父亲)+ land(土地;国家)
祖国指一个人出生的国家,nation 强调国家与民族共同体。
fatherland 常唤起爱国情感,patriotism 表示对祖国的热爱与忠诚。
祖国与一个人的出生地及公民身份密切相关。
国旗是祖国的象征,常与 fatherland 在同一语境中出现。
祖国与一个人的家族根源和祖先历史有关。
一个人在哪里成功,哪里就是他的祖国。
This saying is attributed to the Greek playwright Aristophanes and appears in his play Plutus.
这句话出自古希腊剧作家阿里斯托芬的剧作《财神》,常被引用来说明归属感与境遇相关。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.