gentile

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n. 非犹太人, 异邦人, 非伊斯兰教徒 a. 非犹太人的, 异教徒的, 非摩门教徒的

发音

UK /ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/

词形变化

gentiles 复数 gentiles

别名

Gentile

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A non-Jewish person.

    外邦人

  2. 2.

    A non-Mormon person.

  3. 3.

    A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Non-Jewish.

    外邦

    非犹太人的

  2. 2.

    Heathen, pagan.

    异教徒

  3. 3.

    Non-Mormon.

  4. 4.

    Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.

  5. 5.

    Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.

  6. 6.

    Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

pagan heathen infidel goy non-Jew

上位词 4

christian actor worker doer

下位词 5

idolater idoliser idolizer paynim shegetz

相关短语

Sabbath Gentile Sabbath gentile sabbath gentile

词源

Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), morphologically from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, genteel, jaunty, and Gentoo. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.

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