A personality type characterized by enjoyment of the challenge of coping alone with dangerous and uncertain situations.
〔心理〕爱好独自挑战险境的性格。常与OCNOPHIL 相对
Often contrasted with ocnophil
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Philobats are people who avoid attaching themselves to persons or places because they strive primarily for adventure and change.
The type that avoids the thrills of the roller coaster is an ocnophil... The opposite, or philobat("one who loves to go places") is the type that becomes a racing driver, stunt flyer, animal tamer, explorer or Astronaut.