| 英语单词 | infidel |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ɪnfɪdəl] 美 ['ɪnfɪdəl] |
| 中文释义 | n.不信宗教者;无宗教信仰之人 adj.无宗教信仰的;不信教的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) All fighters for communism are infidels. (2) He had some letters and was ingenious,but he was an infidel. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 所有的共产主义战士都是不信教者。 (2) 他有一些学问且很有见地,但却是不信宗教者。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Infidel is a nasty way of referring to someone who does not follow the same religion you do. How can you call people infidels and expect them to believe your religion is tolerant? |
| vocabulary扩展 | Infidel comes to English from the Latin infidelis, which means "unfaithful," although it's almost always hurled at a person of different faith. You can also use the word more lightly to mean someone who doesn't share a common belief or opinion. Cries of "Infidel!" could be heard throughout the dorm when you announced that you didn't root for the local football team. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]无宗教信仰者;异教徒 If one person refers to another as an infidel, the first person is hostile towards the second person because that person has a different religion or has no religion. [ADJ n] [disapproval] [LITERARY 文]
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