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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
祖国
the country where you were born
He was willing to give his life for the fatherland.
他愿意为祖国献出生命。
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。
Many soldiers were willing to die for their fatherland.
许多士兵愿意为祖国献身。
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。
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。
Not this
I returned to fatherland after ten years.
Use this
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。
Not this
I was born in Canada, but my fatherland is China.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use fatherland naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把fatherland拆成father+land：父亲脚下的土地，即出生成长的祖国，想到父亲站在这片土地上便记住了。
语域：formal 常见场景：爱国演讲或政治演说中、历史或文学作品中、正式书面语中 fatherland 通常用于较正式或带有感情色彩的场合，如爱国演讲、历史叙述或文学作品中；日常口语中比较少见，更常说 homeland 或 motherland。
与 fatherland 的结尾 /lænd/ 押韵的词：motherland、homeland、wasteland、dreamland、fairyland、Thailand。注意形似但读音不同的词：England /ˈɪŋɡlənd/、Poland /ˈpoʊlənd/、Holland /ˈhɑːlənd/、Iceland /ˈaɪslənd/ 以 /lənd/ 结尾，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.