1690s, "national quality," from national + -ity (in some usages perhaps from French nationalité. As "fact of belonging to or being a citizen of a particular state," from 1828, gradually shading into "race, ethnicity." Meaning "separate existence as a nation" is recorded from 1832. Related: Nationalities.
But I do love a country that loves itself. I love a country that insists on its own nationality which is the same thing as a person's insisting on his own personality. [Robert Frost, letter, April 21, 1919]
权威例句
1. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
雇主以种族或国籍为由歧视员工是非法的。
2. Asked his nationality, he said British.
被问及国籍时,他说是英国。
3. Aggression by one nationality against another often leads to war.
一个国家对另一国家的挑衅经常会道致战争.
4. The Yi nationality is distributed mainly over Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces.
彝族主要分布在云南 、 四川和贵州三省.
5. They're trying to enact a " nationality " bill.