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be a gentile
常与宗教语境相关。
He is a gentile.
他是非犹太人。
外邦人；非犹太人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
外邦人；非犹太人
a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
He is a gentile.
他是非犹太人。
从专有名词派生的名词,表示属于或来自特定城市、民族或国家的事物。
A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.
不承认你神的人
a person who does not acknowledge your god
非本宗教成员(摩门教和印度教用语)
a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
与犹太人相对的基督徒
a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
In the Old Testament, the prophet Jonah was sent to preach to the gentiles.
在旧约中，先知约拿被派去向非犹太人传道。
She was a gentile who converted to Judaism after marrying a Jewish man.
她是一名非犹太人，嫁给一位犹太男子后皈依了犹太教。
Many gentiles attended the synagogue's open house to learn about Jewish culture.
许多非犹太人参加了犹太教堂的开放日，以了解犹太文化。
常与宗教语境相关。
He is a gentile.
他是非犹太人。
复数形式表示群体。
Many gentiles attended the service.
许多非犹太人参加了仪式。
介词短语作状语。
As a gentile, she was not familiar with the customs.
作为非犹太人，她不熟悉这些习俗。
常与动词 spread, preach 搭配。
The gospel spread among gentiles.
福音在非犹太人中间传播。
Not this
She is gentile.
Use this
She is a gentile.
“gentile”作为名词，表示“非犹太人”，不能直接用作形容词表语，需要加冠词。
Not this
He has a gentile personality.
Use this
He has a gentle personality.
“gentile”意为“非犹太人”，而“gentle”才是“温和的”；拼写混淆导致语义错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
犹太人与外邦人
The story was familiar to both Jews and gentiles.
这个故事对犹太人和外邦人来说都很熟悉。
外邦人的世界；非犹太人的世界
He spent years traveling through the gentile world.
他在非犹太人的世界旅行多年。
外邦国家；非犹太民族
The prophet warned the gentile nations of coming judgment.
先知警告外邦国家即将到来的审判。
外邦皈依者；改信该宗教的非本族人士
The early church welcomed gentile converts without requiring circumcision.
早期教会欢迎外邦皈依者，不要求他们受割礼。
外邦人的使徒
Paul is often called the apostle to the gentiles.
保罗常被称为外邦人的使徒。
外邦信徒；非犹太裔信徒
The letter was addressed to gentile believers in Asia Minor.
这封信是写给在小亚细亚的外邦信徒的。
Use gentile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
gentile 比 gentle 多一个 i：把 i 想成篱笆，外邦人被隔在犹太社群之外；读作 jen-tail，别读成 gentle。
语域：neutral 常见场景：宗教文本、历史叙述、跨文化讨论 该词通常用于宗教或历史语境，指非犹太人，语气中性偏正式；日常口语中较少出现。在摩门教和印度教语境中，也可指不属本教的人。
常与定冠词the连用，指非犹太人群体。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.