motherland

/ˈmʌðəlænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmʌðərlænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌland/ (ame, mw)

motherland — 名詞

1. the nation you come from, especially one you still think of as your real home

1.名詞C1
釋義

祖國

出生或情感上認同的國家

the nation you come from, especially one you still think of as your real home

例句

Sofia still calls Peru her motherland after twenty years abroad.

Sofia 在國外住了二十年後，仍然把祕魯叫作自己的祖國。

call + country + motherland for personal identity

Aaron returned to his motherland to care for his aging parents.

Aaron 回到祖國，好照顧年邁的父母。

return to your motherland

同義詞
  • homeland

    close in meaning and often slightly less emotional

  • home country

    more neutral and common in everyday speech

  • native land

    literary and less common in modern conversation

文法句型

your motherland

return to your motherland

love for the motherland

用法筆記

Often used in emotional, literary, or political contexts rather than neutral everyday talk. In ordinary conversation, speakers more often say home country or simply name the country.

常見錯誤

❌Italy is my motherland because my mother was born there.
✅Italy is my mother's home country.
💡'motherland' means your own native country or one you personally identify with, not just your mother's country.