| 词汇 | motherland |
| 释义 | motherland noun[ U ] uk /ˈmʌð.ə.lænd/ us /ˈmʌð.ɚ.lænd/ the country in which you were born, or the country with which you feel most connected祖国（同 fatherland） Synonym mother country Compare fatherland Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation birthright citizenship body politic BRICS citizen compatriot cross-border cross-national denaturalize domestic dual fatherland internationalism native naturalization naturalize non-country non-domestic non-indigenous non-national stateless Examples of motherlandmotherland These perennial illnesses of the motherland were metonyms for the social crises of the body-politic. Accordingly, all forms of f uturedirected social planning were viewed as contributions to the recovery of the ailing motherland. I often say that my motherland is in the sky. A deep affective bond with the motherland was, then, to replace the abstract nationalism of the preceding decades. The most common practice was for the colonial powers to ship antiquities back to the motherland as newly acquired state property. Whereas the earlier characterization of the authorities as shepherds constituted them as superior, they were now held accountable for the motherland's suffering and imminent death. This is apparently the process that in colonial settings produced varieties that differ from those spoken in the motherland. The diagnosis of body-politic implicitly and explicitly challenged the royal and state authority and authorized the people to take charge of the ailing motherland. But with the maternalization of the body-politic, human agency and responsibility became essential to the preservation and recovery of the motherland. Because foreign physicians cure patients in accordance with their own customs and habitat, they argued, the remedy prescribed by foreign physicians might hasten the motherland's death. Similarly, at a time when the honor of the motherland was compromised, her national children were expected to take necessary actions to restore her honor and integrity. He is part of my motherland. The people know no other allegiance, no other loyalty, no other tradition, no other motherland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must train qualified personnel who love the motherland and maintain national unity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we want to look at our motherland, we have to keep turning, for our brothers and sisters are everywhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of motherland These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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