matriotism

发音

UK /ˈmeɪtɹi.ətɪzəm/
其它
UK /ˈmæ-/

别名

Matriotism

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    School, hometown, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism.

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  2. 2.

    The love or celebration of a woman's influence upon society; the female equivalent to male patriotism.

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  3. 3.

    The love of the motherland, as opposed to patriotism as love of the fatherland.

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  4. 4.

    Pacifist patriotism; the love of society as opposed to the love of the state.

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  5. 5.

    An enduring devotion to Mother Earth, ecology, sustainability, peace, and the survival of the human species.

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词源

Blend of alma mater + patriotism, later reanalyzed as being derived from matri- by analogy with patriotism. Though attested since the mid-19th century, the continued placement of the word within quotation marks suggests it is often regarded as a neologism.

来源:wiktionary