Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
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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. 瑣碎的，無價值的;平常的，平凡的;不重要的;[生]種的;
?? vi,via,voy =way, 表示”道路”#詞根助記：tri三+vi+al→三條路→沒有一個目標→瑣碎的
"I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it."
我知道這事聽起來微不足道，但我還是放心不下。
近義：idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
反義：noteworthy, outstanding, overreaching, prominent, remarkable, striking
n. 自愿，樂意;
"His presence is indicative of his willingness to help."
他的出席表示他愿意幫忙.
近義：appetite, initiative, move, purpose, readiness, urge
反義：indisposition, averseness, reluctance, laothness, lothness, disinclination
vt.& vi. 殺死…;
vt. 使停止[結束，失敗];破壞，減弱，抵消;使痛苦，使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合，使笑死了;
n. 殺死;獵;被捕殺的動物;獵物;
adj. 致命的;
?? 作“殺”的手勢，說“k”掉那只雞。
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能會扼殺旅游業這只產金蛋的鵝。
近義：ice, liquidate, assassinate, murder, obliterate, shoot
反義：enliven