Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 爱国主义;爱国心，爱国精神;
💡 patriot=patri祖国 + ism主义 →爱国主义；爱国心
"They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism."
他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱.
近义：nationalism, civism
adj. 很有害的，恶性的，致命的，险恶的;引起巨大伤害的;毁灭性的;
💡 per贯穿，自始至终+nic毒+ious形容词后缀→有毒的
"The principle had been pernicious from beginning to end."
这条原则自始至终都是有害的.
近义：hostile, hurtful, inimical, injurious, malign, malignant
反义：helpful, auspicious, profitable, propitious, salutary, useful
n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
idiocy
[['idiəsi]]
n. 白痴, 极端愚蠢\\n[医] 白痴
近义：idiotism, imbecility, inanity, asininity, muddleheadedness, stupidity
反义：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality