patriotic
adj.
1650s, "of one's own country," from French patriotique or directly from Late Latin patrioticus, from Greek patriotikos, from patriotes (see patriot). Meaning "loyal, supporting one's own country" is from 1757. Related: Patriotical.
〔蒋〕[patr(i)父,祖,-otic形容词后缀,…的] 爱国的