Godless describes a person, a group, or a place that does not honour God, or that does not believe in a god. A godless person may say there is no God, or may live as if God does not matter.

Godless不信神的 describes a person, a group, or a place that does not honour God用來形容不敬神的人、群體，或地方, or that does not believe in a god或是不相信有神的人、群體，或地方。A godless person may say there is no God一個godless的人可能會說沒有神, or may live as if God does not matter或是活得好像神根本不重要一樣。

A preacher might call a city godless if few people pray or go to church, or if the speaker thinks the city’s ways are wicked. That last use is the messy part.

A preacher might call a city godless一位傳教士可能會說一座城市是godless, if few people pray or go to church如果很少人禱告或上教堂, or if the speaker thinks the city's ways are wicked或是說話的人覺得這座城市的風氣很邪惡。That last use is the messy part最後這種用法是比較混亂複雜的部分。

In careful talk, godless can simply mean “without God” or “not believing.” In angry or old-fashioned talk, it is an insult: not just “you do not share my faith,” but “you have no moral compass.” It is a serious, rather bookish or sermon-like word, not a playground joke.

In careful talk在講究的用法裡, godless can simply mean "without God" or "not believing."godless可以單純表示「沒有神」或「不信」。In angry or old-fashioned talk在生氣或老派的用法裡, it is an insult它是一種侮辱: not just "you do not share my faith,"不只是說「你跟我信仰不同」 but "you have no moral compass."而是說「你沒有道德觀」。It is a serious, rather bookish or sermon-like word這是一個嚴肅、偏書面或講道語氣的字, not a playground joke不是操場上開玩笑會用的字。

People who do not believe in God often prefer words like atheist, because godless can sound like a charge against their character, not a calm label for their view.

People who do not believe in God often prefer words like atheist不相信神的人常常比較喜歡用atheist這樣的字，也就是無神論者, because godless can sound like a charge against their character因為godless聽起來像是在指控他們的人格, not a calm label for their view而不是一個平靜描述他們看法的標籤。