| 单词 | fatherland |
| 释义 | fatherland noun[Cusually singular] uk/ˈfɑː.ðə.lænd/us/ˈfɑː.ðɚ.lænd/thecountryin which you wereborn, or thecountrywith which youfeelmostconnected 祖国Synonym homeland Compare mother country motherland Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
Examplesoffatherlandfatherland If someday we have to fight a government for some reason or another, we will not fight thefatherland. From theCambridge English Corpus Volunteers joined the armed forces looking for adventure and for the opportunity to defend thefatherland. From theCambridge English Corpus The rhetoric of the letters, newspaper articles and leaflets continuously referred to the good of thefatherlandemphasising the national aspect of presidential elections. From theCambridge English Corpus To him, if the republic had banned privileges of birth and race, only service to thefatherlandshould matter in the new social hierarchy. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, the army both grew highly sensitive towards any criticism and felt that maintenance of the social order and unity of thefatherlandwas their sacred duty. From theCambridge English Corpus As provisional morality he decides upon the temporary recognition of all customs of thefatherland, in order subsequently to provide systematic justification of what is essential in them. From theCambridge English Corpus There was no bitterness in their hearts, but there was love for the oldfatherland, and they gave their lives to protect the old land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have four nations, but what is ourfatherland? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, the federal constitution declares and asserts the independence of thefatherlandfrom the outside world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These two qualities are not incompatible, for the world is in truth a commonfatherland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have made declarations supporting the national and economic policies of their fatherlands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In so doing they proved those who believed that the proletariat has nofatherlandto be mistaken. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They were great armies—people who gave for afatherlandor another land across the sea; for whatever reasons, they were brought together, fought for us and gave us peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Europe is thefatherlandof rights. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English He establishes that conspiracies that are made against thefatherlandare less dangerous for the ones who make them than those against princes. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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