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heathen /'hudn; 'kiSsn/ n 1 [C] (pl ~s or, collectively, the ~) believer in a religion other than the chief world religions: 所相信之宗敎非世界上主要的宗敎者; 异敎徒： The Saxons who invaded England were ~s. 侵略英格兰的撒克逊人是异敎徒。 He went abroad to preach Christianity to the ~. 他去国外向异敎徒宣商基督敎。 2 [C] (colloq) person whose morals, etc are disapproved of: (俗) 道德败坏的人： They've allowed their daughter to grow up as a young ~, wild, ill-mannered, without moral training. 他们听任他们的女儿长大成为道德败坏的年轻人。 3 (attrib) : (形容用法)： a ~ land; 信异敎的地方; ~ customs. 异敎社会的风俗。 ~ish /-ij; -ij/ adj of or like ~s; barbarous. 异敎徒的; 似异敎底的; 野蛮的。 |