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    An unbeliever is a person who does not believe in God, or who does not hold a particular religion's faith. Like 'unbelief', this word lives inside religion.

    An unbeliever unbeliever不信者 is a person who does not believe in God是不相信神的人 or who does not hold a particular religion's faith或不信奉某個特定宗教的人。Like 'unbelief', this word lives inside religion就像'unbelief'不信一樣,這個字活在宗教的語境裡。

    And here is the part that matters most for using it safely: it is almost always spoken from inside a faith, looking out. A religious community calls other people unbelievers; people rarely put that name on themselves. Because of that, the word can carry judgement — sometimes gentle, sometimes not. In older writing and in translations of religious texts it can sound quite hard, marking a line between us and them.

    And here is the part that matters most for using it safely而這是安全使用這個字最重要的一點 it is almost always spoken from inside a faith, looking out它幾乎都是從信仰內部往外看,講出來的話。A religious community calls other people unbelievers宗教群體會把別人稱作unbelievers people rarely put that name on themselves很少人會自己這樣稱呼自己。Because of that, the word can carry judgement也因此,這個字可能帶著評價 sometimes gentle, sometimes not有時溫和,有時不然。In older writing and in translations of religious texts it can sound quite hard在較舊的文章和宗教文本翻譯裡,語氣可能相當重 marking a line between us and them劃出一條'我們'和'他們'之間的界線。

    So if you are describing someone who has no religion, the safe, neutral words are 'atheist', 'non-religious', or 'not a believer'. Save 'unbeliever' for when you are reporting how a religious group talks, or writing about religion.

    So if you are describing someone who has no religion所以如果你要形容一個沒有宗教信仰的人 the safe, neutral words are 'atheist', 'non-religious', or 'not a believer'安全中性的詞是'atheist'無神論者、'non-religious'沒有宗教信仰、或'not a believer'不是信徒。Save 'unbeliever' for when you are reporting how a religious group talks把'unbeliever'留給你在轉述某個宗教群體的說法時用 or writing about religion或寫跟宗教有關的內容時用。

    You will also meet it in a wider, joking way in ordinary English, which is worth knowing so it does not confuse you: someone who is passionate about a football team, a band, or a phone brand may call the people who do not share their enthusiasm unbelievers. That use is playful and always borrowing the religious flavour on purpose.

    You will also meet it in a wider, joking way in ordinary English在日常英文裡,你也會遇到它更寬、開玩笑的用法 which is worth knowing so it does not confuse you值得知道,才不會被搞糊塗 someone who is passionate about a football team, a band, or a phone brand may call the people who do not share their enthusiasm unbelievers熱愛一支球隊、一個樂團、或一個手機牌子的人,可能會把不跟他們一樣熱情的人叫做unbelievers。That use is playful and always borrowing the religious flavour on purpose這種用法是玩笑性質的,而且是故意借用宗教的味道。

    It is a countable noun: an unbeliever, two unbelievers.

    It is a countable noun它是可數名詞 an unbeliever, two unbelievers像an unbeliever一個不信者、two unbelievers兩個不信者。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成un-(不)+ believer(相信的人)= believe(相信)+ -er(做這件事的人)。

同家族的字

  • believerthe word un- is attached to — someone who does have the faith
  • believethe verb at the root
  • unbeliefthe state; same un- + believe root

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

unbelievernoun

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    One who does not believe, particularly in a deity (used by believers to describe people who do not believe in the same deity or deities as themselves).

    • `Well, I suppose that we must try it,' I said; and the others assented in their various ways - Leo, as though it were the best joke in the world; Job, in respectful disgust; and Mahomed, with an invocation to the Prophet, and a comprehensive curse upon all unbelievers and their ways of thought and travel.
    • I tried to persuade some of the men to come and save you, but they would not do it, saying: ‘Let the unbelievers kill one another if they wish. It is none of our affair, and if we go and interfere with Ali-ben-Ahmed’s plans we shall only stir up a fight with our own people.’

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。