Word · Frequency #26292
Fully loadedmotherland
祖国
the country where you were born
- 1.
The country of one's ancestors.
祖先所在的国家。
- 2.
the country where you were born
出生的国家
- 3.
The country of one's birth.
出生的国家。
- 4.
Country of origin.
原籍国；来源国。
- 5.
Mother country in contrast to its colonies.
宗主国(相对于其殖民地而言)。
祖先所在的国家。；出生的国家；出生的国家。；原籍国；来源国。；宗主国(相对于其殖民地而言)。
In use
After living abroad for ten years, she finally returned to her motherland.
Many soldiers were willing to die for their motherland.
He wrote a poem praising his motherland's beautiful mountains and rivers.
the motherland
这里用定冠词 the 表示说话者心目中的祖国，常带有感情色彩。
The motherland is always in my heart.
祖国永远在我心中。
one's motherland
one's 可根据主语换成 my, his, her 等物主代词。
She missed her motherland while studying abroad.
她在国外留学时想念自己的祖国。
Common mistakes
I love motherland.I love my motherland.
Connections
Collocations
- love one's motherland
- 热爱祖国
- Many citizens love their motherland deeply.许多公民深爱他们的祖国。
- serve the motherland
- 为祖国服务
- She chose to serve the motherland as a doctor.她选择当医生为祖国服务。
- return to one's motherland
- 回到祖国
- After studying abroad, he returned to his motherland.在国外学习后，他回到了祖国。
- loyal to one's motherland
- 忠于祖国
- The soldiers remained loyal to their motherland.士兵们始终忠于他们的祖国。
- the motherland calls
- 祖国召唤
- When the motherland calls, young people should answer.当祖国召唤时，年轻人应当响应。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 mother（母亲）和 land（土地）拼在一起：母亲的土地，就是祖国。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：official speeches、patriotic writing、literary works motherland 通常用于正式或书面语境，带有庄重、爱国的感情色彩；日常口语中更常说 home country 或 homeland。使用频率可能因国家和地区而异，但这并不改变其偏正式的语体倾向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end with the /ænd/ or /lænd/ sound, matching the 'land' in 'motherland'. Watch out for 'island' /ˈaɪ.lənd/ and 'England' /ˈɪŋ.ɡlənd/: although they are spelled with 'land', they end with the unstressed /lənd/ sound, not /lænd/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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