| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-philic, - a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -phile: francophilic.
- a combining form used to form adjectives that characterize classes of substances or organisms with an affinity for a chemical, environment, etc., as specified by the initial element:acidophilic; cryophilic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-philous, - a combining form meaning "liking,'' "having an affinity for'' that specified by the initial element:dendrophilous.Cf. -philic.
- Greek -philos. See -phile, -ous
- Latin -philus
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -philous, -philic adj combining form - indicating love of or fondness for: heliophilous
Etymology: from Latin -philus, from Greek -philos; see -phile |