Word · Frequency #17620
gentile
外邦人;非犹太人
a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
- 1.
A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.
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。
- 2.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
不承认你神的人
- 3.
a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus
非本宗教成员(摩门教和印度教用语)
- 4.
a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
与犹太人相对的基督徒
异教徒;不信神的人;非本教信徒;非本宗教成员;居民称谓词;地名派生词;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。;不承认你神的人
In use
In the Old Testament, the prophet Jonah was sent to preach to the gentiles.
She was a gentile who converted to Judaism after marrying a Jewish man.
Many gentiles attended the synagogue's open house to learn about Jewish culture.
be a gentile
常与宗教语境相关。
He is a gentile.
他是非犹太人。
gentiles (plural)
复数形式表示群体。
Many gentiles attended the service.
许多非犹太人参加了仪式。
as a gentile
介词短语作状语。
As a gentile, she was not familiar with the customs.
Connections
Collocations
- Jews and gentiles
- 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。
- the gentile world
- 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。
- gentile nations
- 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。
- gentile converts
- 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。
- apostle to the gentiles
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常与定冠词the连用,指非犹太人群体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上各词均以 /-aɪl/ 押韵,和 gentile 的末尾音节 /-taɪl/ 同韵;拼写上也共享末尾的 -ile 字母组合。要注意:另一些以 -ile 结尾的常用词如 missile、fertile、hostile 的读音可能是 /-əl/ 或 /-aɪl/(英美读音常有差异),不能只看拼写推断发音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.