philately
/fɪˈlætəlɪ/noun
mass noun
- the collection and study of postage stamps集邮。
派生词
philatelic
adjectivephilatelically
adverbphilatelist
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from French philatélie, from philo- 'loving' + Greek ateleia 'exemption from payment' （from a- 'not' + telos 'toll, tax'）, used to mean a franking mark or postage stamp exempting the recipient from payment.