Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
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n. 愛國主義;愛國心，愛國精神;
?? patriot=patri祖國 + ism主義 →愛國主義；愛國心
"They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism."
他們以虛偽的愛國主義為借口獲得金錢.
近義：nationalism, civism
adj. 隨意的，任性的，隨心所欲的;主觀的，武斷的;霸道的，專制的，專橫的，獨斷獨行的;亂;
?? arbitr判斷+ary...的→做出自己的判斷→武斷的
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看來這個隊的隊員完全是隨意選定的。
近義：arbitral, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, monocratic, optional
反義：impartial, unemotional, factual
n. 財產(chǎn)，遺產(chǎn)，房地產(chǎn);個人財產(chǎn);不動產(chǎn)權(quán);（較高的）社會地位;
adj. （汽車）連箱的（擁有較長的車身和后門，后座后面有較大的空間）;
?? e出+stat站著+e強調(diào)→站出來的東西→房子等不動產(chǎn)
"An industrial estate will help to promote the business of that city."
工業(yè)區(qū)將促進那個城市的商業(yè)發(fā)展.
近義：soil, territory, homestead, latifundium, lot, property
adv. 常常;經(jīng)常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經(jīng)常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
veneration
[?ven?'rei??n]
n. 尊敬;
"I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past."
我開始對傳統(tǒng)和歷史產(chǎn)生了持久的敬慕.
近義：idolization, reverence, worship, worshipping, worshiping, reverentness
反義：impoliteness, incivility, indiscipline, irreverence, nonacquiescence, nonobservance
adj. 真的;真實的，現(xiàn)實的;事實上的;真誠的;
adv. 真正，實在;確實地;
n. 實在，現(xiàn)實;實數(shù);
"I made a real balls-up of my exams."
我考試考得一塌糊涂。
近義：legitimate, authentic, sterling, true, truthful, unfeigned
反義：imaginary, utopical, visional, chimeric, chimerical, dreamlike