Word · Frequency #21688
heathen
异教徒;不信神的人
A person who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim; a pagan. Also used disapprovingly for someone who does not acknowledge the speaker's god.
常含贬义
- 1.
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)
异教徒;不信奉基督教、犹太教或伊斯兰教的人。
- 2.
An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.
日耳曼新异教信仰 Heathenry 的信奉者。
- 3.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
不承认你所信仰的神的人
- 4.
An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
无教养或未开化的人;市侩。
粗野的人;没教养的人;庸人;日耳曼新异教徒;现代日耳曼异教信徒;异教徒;不信奉基督教、犹太教或伊斯兰教的人。;日耳曼新异教信仰 Heathenry 的信奉者。;不承认你所信仰的神的人
In use
The missionaries urged the heathens to convert to Christianity.
In some ancient texts, all non-believers were referred to as heathens.
He felt like a heathen among the devout congregation.
be a heathen
表示某人被归类为异教徒。
He was considered a heathen by his neighbors.
他被邻居视为异教徒。
call sb a heathen
They called the traveler a heathen because he didn't attend church.
他们称那位旅行者为异教徒,因为他不上教堂。
the heathen (plural generic)
不定冠词或零冠词使用需根据语境。
Connections
Collocations
- the heathen
- 异教徒(总称)
- The heathen worship many gods in that region.那个地区的异教徒崇拜许多神。
- convert the heathen
- 使异教徒皈依
- Many missionaries went to Africa to convert the heathen.许多传教士前往非洲使异教徒皈依。
- a nation of heathens
- 异教徒之邦;一群没教养的人
- They looked down on the island as a nation of heathens.他们瞧不起这个岛,视其为异教徒之邦。
- you heathen!
- 你这个没教养的家伙!
- Stop throwing garbage everywhere, you heathen!别到处乱扔垃圾,你这个没教养的家伙!
Idioms & figurative uses
- live like a heathen
- 过放荡不羁的生活;像未开化的人一样生活After moving to the city, he started living like a heathen.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:“荒野(heath)里的人”——旧时城里人把荒野住民视为没教养的异教徒。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:historical or religious texts、informal or derogatory speech、Germanic neo-pagan communities 该词在现代英语中通常带有贬义或戏谑色彩,多见于口语或攻击性表达;在历史、宗教或学术讨论中可保持相对中性,但并非完全中性。另外,在日耳曼新异教(Heathenry)群体内部可用作自称,此时不带贬义。
Grammar Note
Plural form: heathens.
Pronunciation & Spelling
无常见词与 heathen /ˈhiðən/ 完全押韵。heat /hiːt/ 和 heath /hiːθ/ 保留了开头的 /hiː/ 音;heather /ˈhɛðər/、heaven /ˈhɛvən/、then /ðɛn/、hen /hɛn/ 拼写相近但元音不同,注意区分。
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.