单词 | ailurophobe |
释义 | ailurophobe in British English (aɪˈlʊərəˌfəʊb) or ailourophobe (aɪˈluːrəˌfəʊb) noun a person who dislikes or is afraid of cats Word origin C20: from Greek ailuros cat + -phobeailurophobe in American English (aiˈlurəˌfoub, eiˈlur-) noun Also: aelurophobe1. a person who has an abnormal fear of cats 2. a person who detests cats Derived forms ailurophobic adjective Word origin [1905–10; ‹ Gk aílouro(s) cat + -phobe]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspect ratio, jazz, persona, stabilizer, white list-phobe is a combining form used to form personal nouns corresponding to nouns ending in-phobia. Other words that use the affix -phobe include: Anglophobe, Russophobe, Slavophobe, bibliophobe, chromophobe |
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