单词 | francophilia |
释义 | Francophilian. Friendliness towards France; fondness or admiration for France or the French. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [noun] > France Gallophilism1894 Francophilia1932 1932 Parnassus 4 16/3 The existence of a distinctive American school becomes increasingly obvious. In spite of..the Anglophilia, Russophilia and Francophilia so rampant in the United States. 1945 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 16 Dec. (Books) 3 ‘The French flu’ (Francophilia), a disease which ravages the mind. 1962 Economist 9 June 963/2 M. Houphouët-Boigny..neatly combines Francophilia with power. 2002 J. Eugenides Middlesex iii. 347 Whenever Daddy talks about France he acts all horny..and Mummy gets really pissed when he talks about it... ‘That's enough Francophilia for one evening, dear.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1932 |
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