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a [adjective] theologian
形容词置于 theologian 前说明其类型或评价。
She is a respected theologian at the university.
她是大学里一位受人尊敬的神学家。
神学家
theologians — plural of theologian
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
神学家
someone who is learned in theology or who reflects on religious beliefs
She is a respected theologian at the university.
她是大学里一位受人尊敬的神学家。
神学专家；神学学者
A specialist in academic theology.
精通神学或推测神学的人
someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
附属于大教堂的神学讲师
A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
通过祈祷、苦修和神秘体验而对上帝有个人认识的人
A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.
The theologian spent years studying early Christian texts.
这位神学家花了多年时间研究早期基督教文本。
Several theologians at the conference disagreed about the nature of faith.
几位神学家在会上对信仰的本质看法不一。
She became a well-known theologian after publishing her book on ethics.
她在出版关于伦理学的著作后成为知名神学家。
形容词置于 theologian 前说明其类型或评价。
She is a respected theologian at the university.
她是大学里一位受人尊敬的神学家。
of 后接时代或群体，表示其所属的领域背景。
Augustine is often called a theologian of the early church.
奥古斯丁常被称为早期教会的神学家。
as a theologian 作补语，说明身份或角色。
He is known as a theologian, not as a philosopher.
他以神学家而非哲学家闻名。
who 引导的定语从句修饰 theologian，说明其具体工作。
She is a theologian who studies religious ethics.
她是一位研究宗教伦理的神学家。
Not this
He is theologian.
Use this
He is a theologian.
theologian 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a/an；不能说 He is theologian，应说 He is a theologian。
Not this
She studies theologian.
Use this
She studies theology.
表示“研究神学”时，宾语应是学科名称 theology，而不是指人的 theologian；theologian 指“神学家”，不表示学科。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
基督教神学家
Augustine was a major Christian theologian.
奥古斯丁是一位重要的基督教神学家。
系统神学家
The lecture was given by a distinguished systematic theologian.
这场讲座由一位杰出的系统神学家主讲。
著名的神学家
She is one of the most prominent theologians of her generation.
她是她这一代最著名的神学家之一。
道德神学家
As a moral theologian, he often addressed questions of conscience.
作为道德神学家，他经常探讨良心问题。
神学家论证说
The theologian argued that faith and reason are compatible.
这位神学家论证说，信仰与理性是相容的。
神学家写道
The theologian wrote extensively on the nature of grace.
这位神学家就恩典的本质撰写了大量著作。
神学家是在黑暗的房间里寻找一只并不存在的黑猫的盲人。
This famous cynical definition, often attributed to American writer H.L. Mencken, is used in popular culture to poke fun at theology as the study of something that may not exist.
这则著名的犬儒式定义常被归于美国作家H.L.门肯，在流行文化中用来调侃神学研究的对象可能并不存在。
Use theologians naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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theo-（神）+ -logian（-logy学科的人）→ 研究神学的人；联想：神学家讲道，开口就是“神（theo）的话（log）”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic writing、religious studies、theological debate 该词通常用于学术或宗教语境，指研究神学的人；日常口语中较少出现，但本身没有明显的语域限制。
historian、librarian、vegetarian 均以 -ian 结尾，末尾读作 /iən/，与 theologian 的 /dʒiən/ 相近（但 theologian 重音在 /loʊ/ 音节，这些词的重音在其他音节，故不押韵）。collegian 与 theologian 拼写都包含 -gian，但 collegian 常读作 /kəˈliːdʒən/，末尾是 /dʒən/，而 theologian 是 /dʒiən/，注意区分。logician 和 magician 以 -ician 结尾，读作 /ˈɪʃən/，与 theologian 的 /dʒiən/ 发音完全不同，只是拼写相似。
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