词根:phil , philo = loveing 爱
来源古希腊语 philos 爱,词根philo 为 phil 的变体,但philo也可以看作phil加连接词-o-而来。
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同源词:
1. photophilous [photo 光 + phil 爱 + -ous (a.) 形容词后缀,表示“…的” → ]
adj. 喜光的
2. philology [phil 爱 + log 语言 + -y(n.) 名词后缀 → 喜爱研究语言的学问 → ]
n. 语言学
3. zoophilist [phil 爱 + zoo 动物 + -ist 者 → 喜爱动物的人 → ]
n. 爱护动物者
4. hippophile [hippo 马 + phil 爱 ]
n. 爱马者
5. bibliophilism [biblio 书 + phil 爱 + -ism 表特性 → 喜爱看书的一种特性 → ]
n. 爱书癖
6. philogyny [gyn 妇女 + phil 爱 + -y(n.) 名词后缀 → ]
n. 对女人的爱好
7. philosopher [philo 爱 + soph 智慧 + -er 后缀表示人 → 爱智慧的人 → ]
n.哲学家人,哲人
8. philosophy [philo 爱 + soph 智慧 + -y 名词后缀 → 探索世界和自身学问 → ]
n.哲学(哲意为“有智慧”);哲理,人生哲学,见解
9. pamphlet [pan = pan 全,phl=phil 爱,-et 和-let 都指“小”;没有装订的全是表达爱的诗 → ]
n.小册子
10. sophisticated [soph 智慧,知识,学问 + -ist 人 + -ic ...的 + -ate 使成为 + -ed ...的 → 使成为有智慧的人的 → ]
adj.老于世故的,教练的,精通的;精密的,尖端的,复杂的(精通专业的人搞出来的 → );高雅的,有教养的(用知识熏陶出来的 → )
11. sophomore [这个单词由sophume 即“狡猾的计谋、发明”变化而来,本指辩论者,变成sophomore是因为错误地把soph “智慧”同more=moron “傻子”联系在一起 → ]
n.(美国大学或高中的)二年级学生
词根:phil, philo = love, 表示“爱”
philanthropy n. 博爱,慈善(phil+anthropy人→爱人,博爱)
zoophilous a. 爱护动物的(zoo动物+phil+ous)
philology n. 语言学(philo+log说+y→喜爱说→研究语言)
bibliophilist n. 爱书者(biblio书+phil+ist→爱书的人)
neophilia n. 喜新成癖(neo新+phil+ia病)
philosophy n. 哲学(philo+sophy智慧→爱智慧→哲学)
philogynist n. 喜爱女人者(philo+gyn女人+ist→爱女人的人)
词根词缀:philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism
【来源及含义】Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to; strong tendency toward, affinity for
【相关描述】These are just a few of the meanings set up for the etymological meanings of philo- which comes to us from Greek.
In biology, there are many words that use philo-, phil- to mean "thriving in such and such a place or situation; or exhibiting a tendency for a specified condition" for its existence.
Other meanings include: "strongly attracted to; such as, an organism that loves or is strongly attracted to something which is specified".
In psychology and psychiatry, -phile, -philia, etc. use this element as a word termination indicating an abnormal craving or attraction to or an affinity for an object as shown by the word stems to which they are affixed.
【相关词根词缀】Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; amat-; vener-; venus.
【同源单词】abrakophile, abrakophilia, abrakophilism, acarophile, acarophilous, acarophily