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Pedophile is the American spelling of . It names an adult who is sexually attracted to children who are still very young — children who have not grown into teenagers yet. It is a heavy, dark, adult word. In news and in law it is used for people who commit sexual crimes against children. British English keeps the extra letters: . Though actually, people sometimes stretch it loosely to mean any adult who is interested in teenagers, or even throw it as a nasty insult; that is sloppy and unfair. The careful meaning is about young children. Do not use it as a joke.
戀童癖者（美式拼法；英式是 paedophile）
組成From pedo- (Greek παῖς, child) + -phile (Greek φίλος, loving / friend).
同家族的字
- paedophilethe same word in British spelling
- pedophiliathe condition; a pedophile is a person
- pediatriciansame Greek root for “child”, but this is a children’s doctor — the meanings are not alike in use
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pedophilenoun/ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/
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human-scienceslifestylemedicineAn adult or older adolescent who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children.
- Apart from his sexual behavior, the pedophile is typically law abiding.
- The pedophile, a particular type of child molester, is an adult whose conscious sexual interests and overt sexual behavior are directly either partially or exclusively toward children.
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derogatoryAn adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child under the age of consent.
- Although the Holy See publicly expressed its rejection of sexual abuse and pedophilia and expressed its commitment to cooperate with civil authorities when cases of pedophile priests were found¹², there are no known cases of bishops or cardinals, being found responsible for abusing children or covering up for pedophilia in their parishes. […] These ecclesiastic norms were the basis of the behaviors displayed by the religious authorities of Mexico and other countries, in order to cover up for pedophiles and their crimes committed against many children for a long time and in many different places.
- Multiple users on Truth Social responded to Trump’s post, calling for him to release more information. “You’re losing your most loyal followers and voices Mr President,” said one post. “Why are you protecting pedophiles?” said another post.
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derogatoryA consumer of lewd artwork of characters under the age of consent.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。