heathen

英 [ˈhiːðn]

美 [ˈhiːðn]

n.  无宗教信仰者; 异教徒; 未开化的人; 不文明的人
adj.  无宗教信仰的; 异教徒的; 不文明的

复数：heathens　

TEM8

BNC.21688 / COCA.23740

牛津词典

noun

• 无宗教信仰者；异教徒
  used by people who have a strong religious belief as a way of referring to a person who has no religion or who believes in a religion that is not one of the world's main religions
• 未开化的人；不文明的人
  used to refer to a person who shows lack of education

adj.

• 无宗教信仰的；异教徒的；不文明的
  connected with heathens
  1. heathen gods
     异教的神祇
  2. He set out to convert the heathen (= people who are heathens ) .
     他决心要使异教徒皈依。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不信教的;异教徒的
  Heathenmeans having no religion, or belonging to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam.
  1. 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》。
  2. ...a heathen temple.
     异教徒的庙宇
  3. The heathenare heathen people.
     异教徒
  4. They first set out to convert the heathen.
     他们首先着手使异教徒皈依。
• N-COUNT 没有宗教信仰的人
  People sometimes refer to other people who have no religion asheathens, especially if they do not like the way they behave as a result of this.
  1. She called us all heathens and hypocrites.
     她称我们都是不信神的伪君子。

英英释义

noun

• a person who does not acknowledge your god
  Synonym:pagangentileinfidel

adj

• not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
  Synonym:heathenishpaganethnic

双语例句

• The ancient heathen inhabitants of this place worshipped many gods.
  古代这个地方的异教徒居民崇拜许多神。
• Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
  愿你将你的愤怒倒在那不认识你的外邦，和那不求告你名的国度。
• A Christian priest went to Africa with the highest ideal to convert the heathen Africans into christians.
  一个基督教传教士到非洲去，怀着崇高的理想，想把不信教的非洲人变成基督徒。
• God saw that all that Nehemiah needed was supplied by the heathen king.
  神可以使用异教的王来供应用尼希米所需用的一切。
• Notice who it is that speaks: Not a heathen god, but a holy God;
  请注意，说这句话的神，不是异教之中的一个神祗，而是独一的圣洁真神；
• Those who attempted to convert the heathen were put to death.
  那些企图使异教徒皈依的人都被处死了。
• "And you married a christian minister to a heathen?" Abner asked, aghast.
  你把一个基督牧师同野蛮人结成了夫妇？艾布纳骇然问道。
• I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
  我要把他们散在列邦中，就是他们和他们列祖素不认识的列邦。我也要使刀剑追杀他们，直到将他们灭尽。
• Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
  在列邦中述说他的荣耀，在万民中述说他的奇事。
• And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
  我也必在怒气，和忿怒中向那不听从的列国施报。