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单词 philia
释义

philian.

Brit. /ˈfɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˈfɪljə/, /ˈfɪliə/
Forms: also with upper case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ϕιλία.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕιλία friendship < ϕίλος dear (see philo- comb. form) + -ία -ia suffix1. Compare German Philia (1903 or earlier).
Amity, affection, friendship; fondness, liking.
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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friendship
friendshipeOE
friendredeeOE
familiarity?c1225
amoura1300
amity1437
cronyism1840
mateship1849
palship1865
philia1938
1938 Greece & Rome 7 161 He [sc. Epicurus] has a great deal to say about Philia. He said that of all the things designed by wisdom to produce the blissfulness of the whole life, the greatest by far is the acquisition of friendship.
1953 J. A. K. Thomson Ethics of Aristotle viii. 202 The subject of the eighth and ninth books is Philia, the feeling which friends have for one another.
1977 Christian 4 137 Philia, affection, as we have seen, is not easily expressed in public in our society, and it is most difficult for gay men.
1994 Christian Cent. (Nexis) 10 Aug. 747 We are often reminded that the Greeks had a number of words for the single English word love. There is the eros of lovers, the philia of friends, the agape of self-giving.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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