| 单词 | philander |
| 释义 | philander (once / 4017 pages) v To philander is to flirt or casually date a large number of people. If you philander, you don't have one steady, serious relationship, but instead dabble in many casual ones. It's most common to say that a man philanders when he is excessively flirtatious or cheats on his partner with many other people. The word has both a sense of sneakiness and lightheartedness, and it comes from the now-obsolete noun philander, "husband" or "lover." The name Philander, in fact, was popular in 18th century literature for the character of a lover, from the Greek word philandros, "with love for the people." WORD FAMILYphilander: philandered, philanderer, philandering, philanders+/philanderer: philanderers USAGE EXAMPLESIn the other principal role, of the loving but philandering Flap, Mr. Milord at least does not face the uphill battle the other actors do. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) When Clinton’s philandering past came out, she wondered whether that should be such a big deal. Washington Post(Nov 05, 2016) The prosecution began its cross examination of Taylor on Monday afternoon, delving into Harris' double life and admitted philandering. Reuters(Oct 31, 2016) 1v talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions Syn|Hypo|Hyper butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, romance wanton engage in amorous play vampact seductively with (someone) speak, talk exchange thoughts; talk with 2v have amorous affairs; of men Syn|Hyper womanise, womanize interact act together or towards others or with others |
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