Word · Frequency #3310
jews
犹太人；犹太教徒
jews is the plural of jew.
A person belonging to the Jewish people, whether by descent or conversion, and connected by cultural or religious ties.
指人时通常写作 Jew（大写）。
- 1.
An adherent of Judaism.
犹太教的信徒。
- 2.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
属于声称是雅各后裔(或皈依该群体)并因文化或宗教联系而联结的世界性群体的人
- 3.
A member or descendant of the Jewish people.
犹太民族的成员或后裔。
犹太教的信徒。；属于声称是雅各后裔(或皈依该群体)并因文化或宗教联系而联结的世界性群体的人；犹太民族的成员或后裔。；犹太人；守财奴
In use
My classmate is a Jew and she invited me to her family's Passover dinner.
The book tells the story of a young Jew who moved to Argentina in the 1930s.
Many Jews around the world speak Hebrew as a religious language.
be a Jew
现在通常使用 Jewish 作为形容词以避免冒犯。
My neighbor is a Jew.
我的邻居是犹太人。
jew sb down on sth
此用法含冒犯意味，表示欺骗或杀价，应避免使用。
He tried to jew me down on the price.
他试图在价格上欺骗我。
Common mistakes
She is a Jew girl.She is a Jewish girl.
Jew是名词，表示犹太人；形容词形式应为Jewish。不能直接用Jew修饰名词。
Connections
Collocations
- Orthodox Jew
- 正统派犹太人
- An Orthodox Jew observes the Sabbath strictly.一位正统派犹太人严格守安息日。
- secular Jew
- 世俗犹太人
- Many secular Jews celebrate Hanukkah as a cultural holiday.许多世俗犹太人把光明节当作文化节日来庆祝。
- practicing Jew
- 虔诚信教的犹太人
- She is a practicing Jew who goes to synagogue every week.她是一个虔诚信教的犹太人，每周都去犹太会堂。
- wealthy Jew
- 富有的犹太人（可能含贬义）
- The stereotype of the wealthy Jew is harmful and inaccurate.富有犹太人的刻板印象是有害且不准确的。
Pop culture & quotes
- Hath not a Jew eyes?
- 难道犹太人没有眼睛吗？In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Shylock asks 'Hath not a Jew eyes?' to argue for Jewish humanity.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似'酒'，联想犹太人安息日饮葡萄酒。
Context & Register
该词有名词和动词两种词性。名词多用于中性指犹太人（宗教/文化背景），但也可作贬义指守财奴；动词（欺骗、杀价）属于冒犯用语，极少使用。推荐在正式场合避免使用动词及贬义名词。
Grammar Note
作为名词时指犹太人，通常视为中性词；作为动词时含贬义，意为欺骗或杀价。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like dew, few, new, stew, and blew share the /uː/ vowel sound and 'ew' spelling with jew. Beware of 'sew', which is spelled with 'ew' but pronounced /soʊ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.