释义 |
phi·lan·der I. \fə̇ˈlandə(r), -laan-\ noun Etymology: Greek philandros loving men, from phil- + andr-, anēr man — more at andr- 1. -s a. : philanderer b. : flirtation 2. [alteration of filander] a. -s : any of several medium-sized woolly opossums of So. and Central America b. capitalized : a genus of marsupials including the woolly opossums II. intransitive verb (philandered ; philandered ; philandering \-d(ə)riŋ\ ; philanders) : to make love frivolously or in a trifling or fickle way : dally, flirt < belles and beaux philandered in the big hotels — Van Wyck Brooks > < his penchant for philandering with pretty stenographers finally drove his wife to sue for divorce > |