her·e·sy /ˈherəsɪ/ n. 1. ([复] -ies)异教；异端邪说 It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies. 新的真理在刚出现的时候往往注定被视为异端。 2. 信奉异教；持异端邪说，离经叛道 be convicted of heresy 被判信奉异教罪 [<OFr eresie < L haeresis school of thought, sect < Gr hairesis a choosing < hairein to choose]