名詞 philately:

1. the collection and study of postage stamps
   同義詞：stamp collecting, stamp collection

phi.lat.e.ly

n.（名詞）
The collection and study of postage stamps, postmarks, and related materials; stamp collecting.
集郵：對郵票、郵戳和有關(guān)的材料的收集和研究；郵票收集

來源：
French philatélie
法語 philatélie
Greek phil-, philo- [philo-]
希臘語 phil-, philo- [表示.喜，愛.之意]
Greek ateleia [exemption from payment (because a postage stamp indicates prepayment of postage)] a- [without] * see a- telos [tax, charge] * see tel…-
希臘語 ateleia [郵費免付（因為一張郵寄的郵票表明郵資預(yù)先支付）] a- [沒有] *參見 a- telos [稅，費用] *參見 tel…-

【引伸】
phil.atel.ic
phil.atel.ically
adv.（副詞）
philat.elist
n.（名詞）