patriot

Definitions

patri (father) underlies Latin patria, the "fatherland" — the land of one's fathers. A patriot is literally a person of the fatherland, someone loyal to it. The same patria sits inside expatriate, repatriate, and compatriot.

Why It Means This

The bridge from "father" to "country" is the idea of the fatherland: the homeland is imagined as the land handed down by your fathers. Once you hear patria ("fatherland") inside patriot, the whole country-cluster of the root snaps into focus.

Common Collocations

• 1.true patriot真正的爱国者
• 2.national patriot民族的爱国者
• 3.loyal patriot忠诚的爱国者

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He was honored as a patriot who gave his life for the nation.

• 2.

  True patriots can still criticize their own government.

• 3.

  The song became an anthem for patriots everywhere.