English Dictionary

patriotism

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country. / The actions of a patriot / The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.

日本語の意味

愛国心：自国への深い愛情と献身 / 祖国および国民の福利に尽くす精神 / 国を支えるための情熱や行動 / 他国との競争心やナショナリズムの感情

Her patriotism inspired many volunteers to help rebuild the town after the flood.

彼女の愛国心は洪水の後、町の再建を手伝う多くのボランティアを奮い立たせた。

意味（1）

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

That public virtue, which among the ancients was denominated patriotism, is derived from a strong sense of our own interest in the preservation and prosperity of the free government of which we are members.

意味（2）

The actions of a patriot

意味（3）

The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.

Patriotism cannot be good. What produces war is the desire for an exclusive good for one’s own nation – that is called patriotism. And so to abolish war, it is necessary to abolish patriotism, and to abolish patriotism, it is necessary first to become convinced that it is an evil.

patriotisms （ plural ）