Word · Frequency #11874
Fully loadedpatriotism
爱国主义；爱国心
love of one's country and willingness to make sacrifices for it
- 1.
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
对祖国的热爱；对同胞福祉的奉献；激励人为国效力的热情。
- 2.
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
热爱祖国并愿意为之牺牲
- 3.
The actions of a patriot.
爱国者的行为。
- 4.
The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism.
与其他国家激烈竞争甚至支配他国的欲望；民族主义。
对祖国的热爱；对同胞福祉的奉献；激励人为国效力的热情。；热爱祖国并愿意为之牺牲；爱国者的行为。；与其他国家激烈竞争甚至支配他国的欲望；民族主义。；爱国心
In use
His patriotism led him to volunteer for the national service program.
She wrote a poem about patriotism and the beauty of her homeland.
True patriotism means caring for your country and its people every day.
they rode the same wave of popular patriotism
someone's patriotism toward [country]
patriotism 表示“对某国的爱国心”时，后常接 toward 或 for。
Their patriotism toward their country is undeniable.
他们对祖国的爱国精神是不可否认的。
a sense of patriotism
The ceremony gave everyone a sense of patriotism.
这场仪式让每个人都产生了一种爱国心。
Connections
Collocations
- blind patriotism
- 盲目的爱国主义
- Blind patriotism is not a virtue.盲目的爱国主义不是美德。
- sense of patriotism
- 爱国心；爱国情感
- She has a strong sense of patriotism.她有强烈的爱国心。
- show patriotism
- 表现出爱国主义
- Many people showed their patriotism by flying the flag.许多人通过悬挂国旗来表达自己的爱国之情。
- act of patriotism
- 爱国行为
- Volunteering for the army was an act of patriotism.参军入伍是一种爱国行为。
- wave of patriotism
- 爱国热潮
- A wave of patriotism swept the country.一股爱国热潮席卷全国。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把 patriotism 拆成 patriot（爱国者）+ -ism（主义）：爱国者望着国旗，胸中充满为祖国奉献的热忱，这就是爱国主义。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：political speeches、news reports、history/civic education 该词是比较中性的正式抽象名词，通常多用于政治演讲、新闻报道以及历史或公民教育等场合；在日常随意口语中不算最常见，但也不显生硬。
Grammar Note
通常不可数；指不同类型的爱国情感时可用复数形式 patriotisms。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，baptism 与 patriotism 词尾发音最接近，都含 /tɪzəm/，但重音位置不同；其余词都含有共同的 -ism 后缀，读作 /ɪzəm/，但结尾的辅音不同，不算严格押韵。注意 criticism 拼作 -cism，发音是 /sɪzəm/，不是 /tɪzəm/。
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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