"they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"
"British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"
1.爱国主义;爱国精神
patriotism is love for your country and loyalty towards it.
e.g. He was a country boy who had joined the army out of a sense ofpatriotism and adventure...
他是个乡下小伙儿,参军是出于爱国之心和冒险精神。
e.g. We live in an age whenpatriotism is often sneered at.
我们生活在一个爱国主义常常被嗤之以鼻的时代。
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1. 爱国主义精神:外敌入侵呼唤主人公(protagonist)的爱国主义精神(patriotism)与忠诚(loyalty). 主人公通常还属于江湖中叫做武林(wulin)的一个小圈子(circle它包括所有武术(martial arts)的习练者(practioner).