Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
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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. 随意的，任性的，随心所欲的;主观的，武断的;霸道的，专制的，专横的，独断独行的;乱;
💡 arbitr判断+ary...的→做出自己的判断→武断的
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义：arbitral, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, monocratic, optional
反义：impartial, unemotional, factual
n. 财产，遗产，房地产;个人财产;不动产权;（较高的）社会地位;
adj. （汽车）连箱的（拥有较长的车身和后门，后座后面有较大的空间）;
💡 e出+stat站着+e强调→站出来的东西→房子等不动产
"An industrial estate will help to promote the business of that city."
工业区将促进那个城市的商业发展.
近义：soil, territory, homestead, latifundium, lot, property
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
veneration
[ˌvenə'reiʃən]
n. 尊敬;
"I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past."
我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕.
近义：idolization, reverence, worship, worshipping, worshiping, reverentness
反义：impoliteness, incivility, indiscipline, irreverence, nonacquiescence, nonobservance
adj. 真的;真实的，现实的;事实上的;真诚的;
adv. 真正，实在;确实地;
n. 实在，现实;实数;
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考试考得一塌糊涂。
近义：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反义：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike