arctophile

名词 n.
/ˈɑːktəfaɪl/    /ˈɑɹktəˌfaɪl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
    — On the other hand I am appalled by the ways these "arctophiles" seem to feel for their childhood friends not an informed, reminiscent emotion, but exactly what they felt at 6 with no development at all.

词形变化

arctophiles plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos
Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos)lbor.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor.
Latin -philalbor.
English -phile
English arctophile
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + English -phile.
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