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单词 francophilia
释义

Francophilian.

Brit. /ˌfraŋkə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˌfræŋkəˈfɪljə/, /ˌfræŋkəˈfɪliə/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Franco- comb. form, -philia comb. form.
Etymology: < Franco- comb. form + -philia comb. form, after Francophile adj. Compare French francophilie (1622 in an apparently isolated attestation; subsequently from 1916). Compare earlier Gallophilism n. at Gallo- comb. form1 2b and Francomania n.
Friendliness towards France; fondness or admiration for France or the French.
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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).
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