-phile 或 -phil
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- One that loves or has a strong affinity or preference for:
表示“爱…的人；对…强烈的吸引者，偏爱…者”：
audiophile.
高保真录音唱片的爱好者 - Loving; having a strong affinity or preference for:
表示“爱好，对…有强烈的吸引力，偏爱”：
Francophile.
亲法分子
语源
- New Latin -philus
现代拉丁语 -philus - from Greek -philos [beloved, dear]
源自 希腊语 -philos [心爱的，亲爱的] - from philos [beloved, loving]
源自 philos [钟爱的，可爱的]
-phile or -phil
combining form in countable noun
indicating a person or thing having a fondness or preference for something specified
⇒
bibliophile
⇒
Francophile
Origin
from Greek philos loving-phile
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “lover of,” “enthusiast for” that specified by the initial element:
Anglophile; bibliophile; demophile.
Also, -phil.
Origin
< Latin -philus, -phila < Greek -philos dear, beloved (occurring in proper names). Compare French -phile
Related Words
- -philia
- cinephile
- oenophile
- -phil
- -philic
- -philism
-philea word element meaning 'loving', 'friendly', or 'lover', 'friend', serving to form adjectives and nouns, as Anglophile, bibliophile.
Also, -phil. [Latin -philus, -phila, from Greek -philos dear, beloved, occurring in proper names. Compare French -phile]
-phile
noun combining form
⇨ see -phil I
adjective combining form
⇨ see -phil II
| I |
⇨ see -phil I
| II |
⇨ see -phil II
-phile
combining form
- denoting fondness for a specified thing表示“爱好…的”, “嗜好…的”：
-
bibliophile
Francophile.
词源
from Greek philos 'loving'.
-phile
also -phil, word-forming element meaning "one that loves, likes, or is attracted to," via French -phile and Medieval Latin -philus in this sense, from Greek -philos, common suffix in personal names (such as Theophilos), from philos "loving, dear," from philein "to love," of unknown origin.
ORIGIN: Repr. Greek philos loving, dear.
-phile
combining form.
a lover or admirer of _____; person or animal that is fond of _____: Bibliophile = a lover of books. Sarcophile = an animal that loves flesh.
a thing having an affinity for _____; substance strongly attracted to _____: Electrophile = a substance strongly attracted to electrons.
Also, -phil.
[< French -phile, ultimately < Greek phílos ling]
-phile
— see -phil
— see -phil
-phile-phil
Suffix
- Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
- Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.
Etymology
From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).
Antonyms
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -phile