Patriotism is the love of your country — the feeling itself, and the idea that you should care for it and, if needed, defend it. It is a noun.

Patriotism愛國心 is the love of your country是對自己國家的愛 the feeling itself這種情感本身 and the idea that you should care for it and, if needed, defend it以及認為應該關心國家、必要時保衛國家的想法。 It is a noun這是一個名詞。

You feel patriotism; you are patriotic; a person who feels it is a patriot. The short line “having or expressing a great love of your country” is really the adjective’s job; this word names the love, not the person and not the describing-word.

You feel你感受到的是 patriotism愛國心 you are你這個人是 patriotic愛國的 a person who feels it is有這種感受的人是 a patriot愛國者。 The short line "having or expressing a great love of your country"「having or expressing a great love of your country」這句簡短說明 is really the adjective's job其實是形容詞的工作 this word names the love這個字指的是「愛」這件事本身 not the person and not the describing-word不是指人，也不是指那個形容詞。

Schoolbooks often present it as a virtue, and many people live it quietly: looking after a place, paying in, turning up.

Schoolbooks often present it as a virtue教科書常把它說成一種美德 and many people live it quietly而很多人默默地實踐著它 looking after a place, paying in, turning up照顧一個地方、盡自己的一份力、出席參與。

Though actually, adults do not agree where patriotism ends and something harsher begins. Care for home is one thing; telling other countries, or people in your own country, that they do not count is another.

Though actually不過其實 adults do not agree大人們的看法並不一致 where patriotism ends and something harsher begins愛國心在哪裡結束、更強硬的東西又從哪裡開始。 Care for home is one thing關心自己的家園是一回事 telling other countries, or people in your own country, that they do not count告訴別的國家、或自己國家裡的某些人說他們不算數 is another又是另一回事。

Writers sometimes keep patriotism (love of your country) apart from nationalism (putting your country above everyone else), but in real talk the two get mixed, and both words can be used as weapons. The tidy split is tidier than the street.

Writers sometimes keep patriotism (love of your country) apart from nationalism (putting your country above everyone else)作家有時會把愛國心（愛自己的國家）和民族主義（把自己國家放在其他人之上）分開來看 but in real talk the two get mixed但在日常說話裡這兩者常常混在一起 and both words can be used as weapons而且這兩個詞都可以被當作武器來用。 The tidy split這種乾淨俐落的區分 is tidier than the street比現實生活整齊多了。