词汇 | Phyllis |
词根词缀 | 词源: fem. proper name, generic proper name for a comely rustic maiden in pastoral poetry (1630s), from L. Phyllis, a girl's name in Virgil, Horace, etc., from Gk. Phyllis, female name, lit. "foliage of a tree," from phyllon leaf," from PIE *bholyo- "leaf," from base *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom," possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole). In English, often spelled Phillis, probably from influence of phil- "loving." Her sweetheart usually was Philander. |
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