motherland

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n. 祖国

发音

US /ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/
UK /ˈmʌð.ə.lænd/

词形变化

motherlands 复数 motherlands

别名

muddaland

教材释义与例句

名词

祖国；母国

someone's motherland is the country where they were born and to which they feel a strong emotional connection

They are willing to die for the motherland.

他们愿为祖国牺牲生命。

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    The country of one's ancestors.

    祖国

    故国

  2. 2.

    The country of one's birth.

  3. 3.

    Country of origin.

  4. 4.

    Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

homeland fatherland country of origin mother country native land

上位词 3

country land state

下位词 1

old country

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English land English motherland From mother + land.

来源：wiktionary