Word · Frequency #10206
pagans
异教徒；多神教徒；自然崇拜者
pagans is the plural of pagan.
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.
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。
- 1.
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
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。
- 2.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
不承认你信仰的神的人
- 3.
An outlaw biker who is a member of the Pagans MC.
地狱天使摩托车俱乐部成员中不遵守法律者。
- 4.
a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
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)
- 5.
someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
追求感官享乐的人
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。
In use
The ancient Romans often called early Christians pagans.
As a pagan, she celebrated the solstice rather than Christmas.
Some pagans hold nature in high reverence.
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.
许多人认为他们是异教徒，因为他们的信仰。
Common mistakes
He is pagan.He is a pagan.
pagan 作为可数名词，在谓语位置需要冠词 a，否则句子不完整。
Connections
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
- Some modern festivals have roots in pagan tradition.一些现代节日源于异教传统。
- pagan worship
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象异教徒佩戴树根（佩根）作为信仰象征。
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。
Grammar Note
指不信奉主流宗教的人
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.
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。
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。
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