单词 | coprology |
释义 | coprology in British English (kɒpˈrɒlədʒɪ) noun preoccupation with excrement Also called: scatologycoprology in American English (kəˈprɑlədʒi) noun the treatment of scatological or pornographic subjects in art and literature Word origin copro- + -logycoprology in American English (kəˈprɑlədʒi) noun scatology Word origin [1855–60; copro- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, kickoff, output, pickup, specialistcopro- is a combining form meaning “dung,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix copro- include: coprolalia, coprolite, coprophagous, coprophobia; -logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, chronology, methodology, reflexology, thanatology |
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