名複: heathens heathen
heathen
KK:[ˈhiðǝn] DJ:[ˈhiːðǝn]
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
/ˈhiːð(ə)n/
n.
derogatory- a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially Christianity, Judaism, or Islam) as regarded by those who do.
- informal a person lacking culture or moral principles.
adj.
relating to heathens.Derivative
- heathendom n.
- heathenish adj.
- heathenism n.
Etymology
OE hæthen, prob. from a Gmc adj. meaning ‘inhabiting open country, savage’, from the base of heath.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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