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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。
异教徒；不信神的人
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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.
He was considered a heathen by his neighbors.
他被邻居视为异教徒。
常含贬义
异教徒；不信奉基督教、犹太教或伊斯兰教的人。
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)
日耳曼新异教信仰 Heathenry 的信奉者。
An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.
不承认你所信仰的神的人
a person who does not acknowledge your god
无教养或未开化的人；市侩。
An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
The missionaries urged the heathens to convert to Christianity.
传教士们敦促异教徒改信基督教。
In some ancient texts, all non-believers were referred to as heathens.
在一些古代文献中，所有非信徒都被称为异教徒。
He felt like a heathen among the devout congregation.
他在虔诚的会众中感到自己像个异教徒。
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。
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。
不定冠词或零冠词使用需根据语境。
The heathen were said to practice strange rituals.
据说异教徒举行奇怪的仪式。
Missionaries sought to convert the heathen to Christianity.
传教士试图使异教徒改信基督教。
Not this
Many heathen live in that region.
Use this
Many heathens live in that region.
heathen是可数名词，复数形式为heathens，表示多个异教徒时应用复数。
Not this
He is an heathen.
Use this
He is a heathen.
heathen以辅音音素开头，不定冠词应用a，而非an。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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！
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.
搬到城里后，他开始过着放荡不羁的生活。
小捣蛋鬼；没规矩的小鬼
Who wrote on the wall? It was that little heathen again.
谁在墙上乱写的？又是那个小捣蛋鬼。
一群野蛮人；一帮没教养的人
They don't know how to behave at a wedding; they're a bunch of heathens.
他们不知道在婚礼上该怎么做，简直是一群野蛮人。
外邦为什么争闹？万民为什么谋算虚妄的事？
This famous quote from Psalm 2:1 in the King James Bible uses 'heathen' to mean 'the nations.'
这句出自钦定版《圣经·诗篇》2:1 的名言中，heathen 意为“列国、外邦人”。
我所有的朋友都是异教徒，慢慢来。
This is the opening line of Twenty One Pilots' song 'Heathens' from the movie Suicide Squad.
这是二十一号飞行员乐队为电影《自杀小队》演唱的歌曲《Heathens》的开头歌词。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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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。
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。
Plural form: heathens.
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