Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
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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. 琐碎的,无价值的;平常的,平凡的;不重要的;[生]种的;
💡 vi,via,voy =way, 表示”道路”#词根助记:tri三+vi+al→三条路→没有一个目标→琐碎的
"I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it."
我知道这事听起来微不足道,但我还是放心不下。
近义:idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
反义:noteworthy, outstanding, overreaching, prominent, remarkable, striking
n. 自愿,乐意;
"His presence is indicative of his willingness to help."
他的出席表示他愿意帮忙.
近义:appetite, initiative, move, purpose, readiness, urge
反义:indisposition, averseness, reluctance, laothness, lothness, disinclination
vt.& vi. 杀死…;
vt. 使停止[结束,失败];破坏,减弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
n. 杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物;
adj. 致命的;
💡 作“杀”的手势,说“k”掉那只鸡。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义:ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反义:enliven