Fatherland is the country where you, or your family, come from — the land of your fathers, in the old way of saying it. People use it when they want a proud or heavy feeling about “my country,” not just a name on a map.

Fatherland fatherland is the country where you, or your family, come from是你或你家人來自的那個國家 — the land of your fathers, in the old way of saying it用舊式說法就是『父輩的土地』。 People use it人們用這個字 when they want a proud or heavy feeling about “my country,”是想表達對『我的國家』那種驕傲或沉重的感覺， not just a name on a map而不只是地圖上的一個名字。

You will meet it in old poems, in speeches, and in stories about war or leaving home. It is more formal than country, and more emotional.

You will meet it你會 in old poems, in speeches, and in stories about war or leaving home在老詩、演講，還有講戰爭或離鄉的故事裡遇到它。 It is more formal than country它比country更正式， and more emotional也更帶感情。

Though actually, it is not an everyday word for most English speakers now. Many people say homeland or home country instead, which feel softer. In some places the word carries a dark shadow, because German Vaterland was used a lot in fierce, loud country-pride talk in the last century, and fatherland can still make some listeners think of that.

Though actually不過， it is not an everyday word for most English speakers now對現在大多數英語使用者來說，它不是日常用字。 Many people say homeland or home country instead很多人會改說homeland或home country， which feel softer感覺比較柔和。 In some places the word carries a dark shadow在某些地方，這個字帶著一層陰影， because German Vaterland was used a lot in fierce, loud country-pride talk in the last century因為上個世紀德文的Vaterland常出現在激烈、高聲的國族主義言論裡， and fatherland can still make some listeners think of that fatherland這個字現在還是會讓一些聽的人聯想到那段歷史。

It almost always means a nation, not a town, a farm, or a house.

It almost always means a nation它幾乎都是指一個國家， not a town, a farm, or a house不是指小鎮、農場或房子。