Word · Frequency #34452
godless
/ˈgɒdlis/
adjective
不敬神的
not revering god
- 1.
Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.
不承认任何神或神灵；没有信仰任何神或神灵。
不承认任何神或神灵；没有信仰任何神或神灵。；不信神的；无神论者的；罪恶的；邪恶的
In use
The old man called the town godless because no one went to church.
She grew up in a godless household, yet she always believed in kindness.
He wrote a novel about a godless world where people had to create their own morality.
godless + noun (attributive)
godless 作定语，修饰名词，表示该名词所描述的事物或人缺乏宗教信仰。
The novel depicts a godless world.
这部小说描绘了一个不信神的世界。
be + godless (predicative)
be godless 作表语，描述主语的状态或属性。
They consider the society to be godless.
他们认为这个社会是不信神的。
Common mistakes
He is a godless.He is a godless person.
“godless”是形容词，不能直接作名词，需后接被修饰的名词或使用定冠词结构（如“the godless”指一类人）。
He is a godles man.He is a godless man.
“godless”拼写中双写“s”，漏写一个“s”是常见的拼写错误。
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Grammar Note
通常用于否定或批评语境
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.