ailurophilen.

Brit.

/ʌɪˈl(j)ʊərə(ʊ)fʌɪl/,

/eɪˈl(j)ʊərə(ʊ)fʌɪl/,

/ˈeɪljᵿrə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, U.S.

/aɪˈlʊrəˌfaɪl/,

/eɪˈlʊrəˌfaɪl/

Forms: 1900s– aelourophile, 1900s– aelurophil, 1900s– aelurophile, 1900s– ailourophil, 1900s– ailourophile, 1900s– ailurophil, 1900s– ailurophile.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀίλουρος , αἰέλουρος , -phile comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀίλουρος (also αἰέλουρος) cat (perhaps (as reported by ancient grammarians) < an ablaut variant of αἰόλος swift (see aeolotropic adj.) + οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²), so called on account of the swift movement to and fro of the cat's tail) + -phile comb. form. Compare earlier ailurophobe n. O.E.D. (1989) gives the headword as ailurophil(e), and gives the pronunciation as /aɪˈl(j)ʊərəʊfaɪl/, /aɪˈl(j)ʊərəʊfɪl/.

A person who is fond of or enthusiastic about cats; a cat-lover. Cf. ailurophobe n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > lover of cats

philogalist1819

philofelista1843

ailurophile1914

1914 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 25 353 The presence of cats in every known land and age shows that the ailurophiles..vastly outnumber the ailurophobes.

1948 Times 4 Dec. 1/3 (advt.) Oxford—Lecturer and wife, aelurophiles..seek flat.

1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 July 803/4 Shackleton Bailey is a confessed aelurophil.

2008 B. Clement Cat Sitter on Hot Tin Roof xxv. 197 If I had any doubts, they evaporated when he spoke. ‘Dixie Hemingway, I presume. The ailurophile.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ailurophile
释义	ailurophilen. Brit. /ʌɪˈl(j)ʊərə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, /eɪˈl(j)ʊərə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, /ˈeɪljᵿrə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, U.S. /aɪˈlʊrəˌfaɪl/, /eɪˈlʊrəˌfaɪl/ Forms: 1900s– aelourophile, 1900s– aelurophil, 1900s– aelurophile, 1900s– ailourophil, 1900s– ailourophile, 1900s– ailurophil, 1900s– ailurophile. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ἀίλουρος , αἰέλουρος , -phile comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀίλουρος (also αἰέλουρος) cat (perhaps (as reported by ancient grammarians) < an ablaut variant of αἰόλος swift (see aeolotropic adj.) + οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²), so called on account of the swift movement to and fro of the cat's tail) + -phile comb. form. Compare earlier ailurophobe n. O.E.D. (1989) gives the headword as ailurophil(e), and gives the pronunciation as /aɪˈl(j)ʊərəʊfaɪl/, /aɪˈl(j)ʊərəʊfɪl/. A person who is fond of or enthusiastic about cats; a cat-lover. Cf. ailurophobe n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > lover of cats philogalist1819 philofelista1843 ailurophile1914 1914 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 25 353 The presence of cats in every known land and age shows that the ailurophiles..vastly outnumber the ailurophobes. 1948 Times 4 Dec. 1/3 (advt.) Oxford—Lecturer and wife, aelurophiles..seek flat. 1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 July 803/4 Shackleton Bailey is a confessed aelurophil. 2008 B. Clement Cat Sitter on Hot Tin Roof xxv. 197 If I had any doubts, they evaporated when he spoke. ‘Dixie Hemingway, I presume. The ailurophile.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1914
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