be a goy
指非犹太人
He is a goy.
他是一个异邦人。
外邦人;非犹太人
goys — plural of goy
非犹太人(尤指基督教徒,与犹太人相对);异邦人;异教徒
非犹太人(尤指基督教徒,与犹太人相对)
a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
As a goy, he didn't know about the kosher rules.
作为一个异邦人,他并不知道犹太洁食规则。
用法提示:名词,指非犹太人
She was a goy before she converted to Judaism.
她在皈依犹太教之前是一个异教徒。
用法提示:名词,指非犹太教徒
The synagogue welcomed goys who were interested in learning about Jewish traditions.
这座犹太教堂欢迎对学习犹太传统感兴趣的异邦人。
用法提示:名词复数,指非犹太人群体
指非犹太人
He is a goy.
他是一个异邦人。
The goy was invited to the seder.
那个异邦人被邀请参加逾越节家宴。
Goys sometimes misunderstand Jewish holidays.
异邦人有时误解犹太节日。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a nice goy.
正确表达He is a nice guy.
由于 'goy' 发音类似 'guy',但 'goy' 特指非犹太人,而 'guy' 是常用词表示 '家伙',因此在此语境中应使用 'guy'。
grammar · medium
易错句子They have goy neighbors.
正确表达They have goyish neighbors.
'goy' 是名词,不能直接修饰名词;其形容词形式为 'goyish'(意为 '非犹太人的')。应改为形容词以修饰 'neighbors'。
goy 强调非犹太人的身份,常用于犹太文化语境;gentile 更中立,泛指非犹太人,尤其在宗教语境。
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