Word · Frequency #20815
heretical
异端的；离经叛道的
departing from accepted beliefs or standards
- 1.
Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
异教的或异端分子的。
- 2.
Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.
与主流或公认意见相悖的。
异教的或异端分子的。；与主流或公认意见相悖的。；异教的；异端的
In use
At first, the proposal to switch to a four-day workweek was seen as heretical by the company's executives.
The astronomer's heretical theory about dark matter challenged decades of accepted research.
Some chefs still think that putting ketchup on a fine steak is a heretical practice.
heretical + noun
常修饰 belief、idea、view、doctrine 等抽象名词。
The bishop criticized her heretical views.
主教批评了她的异端观点。
it is heretical to do sth
用于形式主语结构，表示做某事被视为异端。
It is heretical to question the authority.
质疑权威是离经叛道的。
consider sth + heretical
宾语后直接跟形容词作补足语。
Connections
Collocations
- heretical ideas
- 异端思想
- His heretical ideas shocked the church.他的异端思想震惊了教会。
- heretical views
- 异端观点
- She was criticized for her heretical views on education.她因对教育的异端观点而受到批评。
- heretical belief
- 异端信仰
- The community rejected his heretical belief.社区拒绝了他的异端信仰。
- heretical doctrine
- 异端教义
- The council condemned the heretical doctrine.教会会议谴责了这一异端教义。
Synonyms
- unorthodox
- 非正统的，不合常规的 · 最通用，语气中性偏褒，可指方法、观点等不合常规，不一定涉及宗教或政治。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
heretic（异端分子）加 -al 成形容词。想象某人被贴上'异端'标签：heretical 就是离经叛道、不合正统的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教与神学讨论、学术或思想评论、正式写作 该词多用于正式或书面语境，表示偏离正统或公认标准，常见于宗教、学术思想讨论；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: theoretical, hypothetical, parenthetical, antithetical, and arithmetical all share the stressed sound /ɛtɪkəl/. Beware lookalikes that sound different: critical /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/, political /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/, skeptical /ˈskɛptɪkəl/, and typical /ˈtɪpɪkəl/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.