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单词 heathen
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heathen
hðən ˈhiðən
Word forms: plural heathens
1 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 不信教的;异教徒的 Heathen means having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. 不信教的;异教徒的 [old-fashioned]
  • He preached the Gospel to the heathen locals from this spot.

    他曾在这里向不信教的当地人宣讲《福音书》。

  • ...a heathen temple.

    异教徒的庙宇

SYN pagan, infidel, godless, irreligious
The heathen are heathen people.异教徒
  • They first set out to convert the heathen.

    他们首先着手使异教徒皈依。

2 N-COUNT 没有宗教信仰的人 People sometimes refer to other people who have no religion as heathens, especially if they do not like the way they behave as a result of this. 没有宗教信仰的人 [old-fashioned, disapproval]
  • She called us all heathens and hypocrites.

    她称我们都是不信神的伪君子。

SYN barbarian, savage, philistine, oaf
Quotations
heathen: a benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
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