"heathen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 異教徒
• 不信教的人

Definition

指不信奉主流宗教（如基督教、猶太教或伊斯蘭教）的人，也可指被視為未開化或無文化的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Heathen” 屬於較舊的詞語，有時會被認為帶有冒犯意味，多用於宗教語境指非信徒。現今很少嚴肅使用，偶爾用於玩笑或指古代民族。類似“異教徒”。現代場合避免用來形容實際人士。

Examples

In the story, the villagers called the strangers heathens.

在故事中，村民稱陌生人為**異教徒**。

Long ago, people often called others heathens if they had different beliefs.

很久以前，人們常把信仰不同的人稱為**異教徒**。

The old temple was used by the heathens.

古老的寺廟曾被**異教徒**使用。

He joked that his friends were heathens because they never go to church.

他開玩笑說他的朋友們是**異教徒**，因為他們從不去教堂。

Some old books describe foreign lands as full of heathens.

一些古書將外國土地描述為到處都是**異教徒**。

These days, calling someone a heathen is usually meant as a joke, not an insult.

現在稱某人為**異教徒**通常是開玩笑，不是侮辱。