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heretic

UK //ˈhɛrətɪk//US //ˈhɛrətɪk//

词源

源自希腊语 hairetikos(意为‘能够选择的’),通过拉丁语 haereticus 进入古法语,最终于14世纪传入英语。

noun

❶ 指持有与主流宗教教义相悖观点的人,通常被宗教权威视为异端或离经叛道者。

“Galileo was condemned as a heretic for supporting the heliocentric theory.”

(伽利略因支持日心说被谴责为异端分子。)

“The church excommunicated him for being a heretic.”

(教会因他的异端思想将他逐出教门。)

❶ 引申指违背某领域主流思想或权威观点的人,含贬义。

“The scientist was treated as a heretic for his unorthodox theories.”

(这位科学家因非正统理论被当作异类对待。)

“In the art world, he played the role of a deliberate heretic.”

(在艺术界,他刻意扮演离经叛道者的角色。)

同义词:dissenter, nonconformist, renegade

常见短语

heretic's fork — 中世纪用于折磨异端者的刑具,两端分叉抵住下巴和锁骨。

“The heretic's fork was designed to prevent sleep or speech during interrogation.”

(异端叉的设计使受审者无法入睡或说话。)