Word · Frequency #10206
pagan
异教徒；多神教徒；自然崇拜者
核心释义
常用于指基督教、犹太教、伊斯兰教等一神教之外的传统宗教信徒。
A person who follows a polytheistic, nature-worshipping, or non-major world religion; a person who does not acknowledge the god of a monotheistic religion.
- 1.
不信仰主要世界宗教的人；泛神论或自然崇拜宗教的追随者。
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
- 2.
不承认你信仰的神的人
a person who does not acknowledge your god
- 3.
地狱天使摩托车俱乐部成员中不遵守法律者。
An outlaw biker who is a member of the Pagans MC.
- 4.
信奉多神教或前基督教宗教的人(非基督徒、穆斯林或犹太教徒)
a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
- 5.
追求感官享乐的人
someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
享乐主义者；纵欲者；Pagans摩托车俱乐部成员；不信仰主要世界宗教的人；泛神论或自然崇拜宗教的追随者。；不承认你信仰的神的人；地狱天使摩托车俱乐部成员中不遵守法律者。
用法In use
The ancient Romans often called early Christians pagans.
用法提示：pagan 作名词复数形式，指代被称作异教徒的人。
As a pagan, she celebrated the solstice rather than Christmas.
用法提示：pagan 作名词单数形式，表示个人的宗教信仰身份。
Some pagans hold nature in high reverence.
用法提示：pagans 作名词复数形式，泛指一个群体。
be a pagan
He was a pagan before converting to Christianity.
他在皈依基督教之前是个异教徒。
consider someone (as) a pagan
as可省略。
Many considered them pagans because of their beliefs.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pagan beliefs
- 异教信仰
- Many ancient pagan beliefs were absorbed into early Christianity.许多古老的异教信仰被早期基督教吸收。
- pagan rituals
- 异教仪式
- The archaeological site revealed traces of pagan rituals.考古遗址揭示了异教仪式的痕迹。
- pagan gods
- 异教神明
- They worshipped a pantheon of pagan gods.他们崇拜一群异教神明。
- pagan religion
- 异教
- The conversion from pagan religion to Christianity was gradual.从异教皈依基督教是逐渐发生的。
- pagan tradition
- 异教传统
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象异教徒佩戴树根（佩根）作为信仰象征。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：宗教讨论、历史描述、贬义用法 通常用于宗教或历史语境，较为正式；但在日常口语中可能带有贬义，需注意使用场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
指不信奉主流宗教的人
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No word rhymes exactly with pagan (/peɪɡən/). Again (when pronounced /əˈɡeɪn/) shares the stressed vowel and final /ɡən/ but its stress pattern differs. Bacon (/ˈbeɪkən/) sounds similar but has /k/ instead of /ɡ/. Organ, dragon, and began all have different stressed vowels and are not rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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