Not showing love or support for your own country — or, more sharply, seeming to act against it. A patriot loves their country, so unpatriotic describes someone who refuses to stand for the national anthem, who buys foreign goods when local ones are struggling, who criticises their government while a war is on.

Not showing love or support for your own country不表現出對自己國家的愛或支持 or, more sharply或更嚴重地說, seeming to act against it看起來像在對抗自己的國家 A patriot loves their country愛國者愛自己的國家, so所以 unpatriotic就是用來形容 describes someone一個人 who refuses to stand for the national anthem不肯為國歌起立, who buys foreign goods when local ones are struggling本地產業辛苦時還買外國貨, who criticises their government while a war is on戰爭期間還批評自己政府

What you really need to know is that this is almost never a neutral description. It is an accusation.

What you really need to know你真正需要知道的是 is that this is almost never a neutral description這幾乎從來不是中性的描述 It is它是 an accusation一種指控

Politicians throw the word at each other; newspapers use it about people who disagree with them. Calling someone unpatriotic is a way of saying 'you have betrayed us all', and the person accused almost always argues back — usually with the line that criticising your country IS a form of loving it.

Politicians throw the word at each other政治人物會用這個詞互相攻擊; newspapers use it about people who disagree with them報紙也拿它來說跟自己意見不同的人 Calling someone unpatriotic說一個人不愛國 is a way of saying其實是在說 'you have betrayed us all'「你背叛了我們大家」, and而 the person accused被指控的人 almost always argues back幾乎都會反駁 — usually with the line通常會說 that criticising your country IS a form of loving it批評自己的國家其實也是一種愛國的方式

So when you meet the word, ask who is speaking and what they want. It usually tells you more about the speaker's politics than about the person being described.

So所以 when you meet the word當你遇到這個詞時, ask who is speaking and what they want要問是誰在說話、他們想要什麼 It usually tells you more它通常透露更多的是 about the speaker's politics關於說話者的政治立場 than about the person being described而不是關於被形容的那個人

Note the shape: un- + patriotic, not 'non-patriotic' or 'antipatriotic'. And there is a difference in strength between simply not caring about your country (which people might call unpatriotic) and actively working against it (that is 'treason', a much heavier word).

Note the shape要注意它的構詞: un- + patriotic是 un- 加 patriotic, not 'non-patriotic' or 'antipatriotic'不是「non-patriotic」或「antipatriotic」 And而且 there is a difference in strength有輕重之分 between simply not caring about your country單純不關心自己的國家 (which people might call unpatriotic人們可能會說這是不愛國) and而 actively working against it積極對抗自己的國家 (that is 'treason'那就是「叛國（treason）」了, a much heavier word一個重得多的詞)