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单词 Phillis
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Definition of Phillis in English:

Phillis

noun ˈfɪlɪs
rare, poetic
  • A pretty country girl; a female sweetheart. Also: a pretty or dexterous female servant.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From the female forename Phyllis, Phillis from classical Latin Phyllis, the name of the daughter of King Sithon of Thrace, who was changed into an almond tree, a stock female name in poetry from Hellenistic Greek Φυλλίς, female name, lit. foliage of a tree from ϕύλλον leaf + -ις.

Definition of Phillis in US English:

Phillis

nounˈfɪlɪs
rare, poetic
  • A pretty country girl; a female sweetheart. Also: a pretty or dexterous female servant.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From the female forename Phyllis, Phillis from classical Latin Phyllis, the name of the daughter of King Sithon of Thrace, who was changed into an almond tree, a stock female name in poetry from Hellenistic Greek Φυλλίς, female name, lit. foliage of a tree from ϕύλλον leaf + -ις.

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