Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
— Unknown
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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. 安靜的;平靜的;寧靜的;
?? tran(trans-=beyond)+quil(rest)→平靜的；安靜的
"the tranquil waters of the lake"
平靜無波的湖水
近義：mild, mum, muted, pacific, peaceable, peaceful
adj. 穩(wěn)定的，不變的;鎮(zhèn)定的，沉著的;堅(jiān)定的;
vt. 使穩(wěn)定，使堅(jiān)定;
n. 關(guān)系固定的情侶;
?? stead(stand)+y(形容詞后綴)→穩(wěn)定的；沉著的；使穩(wěn)定；沉著
"Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep."
她的呼吸變得均勻，便睡著了。
近義：balance, stabilise, stabilize, maintain, neutralize, offset
反義：insecure, astable, astatic, precarious, rickety, rocky
n. 奉獻(xiàn);獻(xiàn)身精神;教堂的)獻(xiàn)堂禮;（書等作品上的）題詞;
?? de 加強(qiáng)意義 + dic =say,assert, 表示“說話，斷言” + ation [名詞后綴],表示行為、情況、狀態(tài)、過程、結(jié)果 → n. 奉獻(xiàn)；獻(xiàn)身
"Her dedication to her work was admirable."
她對(duì)工作的奉獻(xiàn)精神可欽可佩。
近義：heedfulness, application, industriousness, industry, intentness, interest
n. 一生，壽命;有生之年;存在期，有效期;
na. 終生;終身保障;[核]壽命;
?? life生命+time時(shí)間→ n.一生，終身
"His diary was not published during his lifetime."
他的日記在他生前未曾發(fā)表過。
近義：time, age, epoch, era, generation, lifelong
adj. 短的，短暫的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;簡短地;橫貫地;
n. 短褲;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少給…的零頭，騙取;
vi. 短路;
?? 削頭”（諧音）削了頭人還能不 矮嗎？ 網(wǎng)友：雙木成林 補(bǔ)充：縮的（諧音），這樣就成短的；矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術(shù)形式。
近義：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反義：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome