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单词 phil
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
-phil-, root. 
    1. -phil- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "love;
      loving.'' This meaning is found in such words as: bibliophile, hemophilia, philander, philanthropic, philanthropy, philharmonic, philodendron, philology, philosophy.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
-phile or -phil, suffix.
    • -phile is attached to roots and sometimes words to form nouns with the meaning "lover of, enthusiast for (a given object):''biblio- + -phile → bibliophile (= lover of books);Franco- + -phile → Francophile (= lover of France or French things).
    • -phile is also attached to roots to form nouns with the meaning "a person sexually attracted to or overly interested in (a given object)'':pedo- + -phile → pedophile (= someone with a sexual attraction for children).
See -phil-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Phil  (fil),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a male given name, form of Philip. 

phil-, 
  1. var. of philo- before a vowel:philanthropy.

-phil, 
  1. var. of -phile: eosinophil.

Phil., 
    1. BiblePhilemon.
    2. Philip.
    3. BiblePhilippians.
    4. Philippine.

phil., 
    1. Philosophyphilosophical.
    2. Philosophyphilosophy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
-phile, 
  1. a combining form meaning "lover of,'' "enthusiast for'' that specified by the initial element:Anglophile;bibliophile;demophile.
Also, -phil. 
  • Greek -philos dear, beloved (occurring in proper names). Compare French -phile
  • Latin -philus, -phila

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
philo-, 
  1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "loving'' (philology);
    on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive).
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] phil-. 
  • Greek, comb. of phílos loving, dear

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-phile, -phil n combining form
  1. indicating a person or thing having a fondness or preference for something specified: bibliophile, Francophile
Etymology: from Greek philos loving
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Phil. abbreviation for
  1. Philippians
  2. Philippines
  3. Philharmonic
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phil. abbreviation for
  1. philosophy
  2. philharmonic
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