bigot

/ˈbɪɡət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɪɡət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbi-gət/ (ame, mw)

bigot — noun

  • bigotsingular
  • bigotsplural

1. A person who stubbornly refuses to accept people whose beliefs, religion, race,

1.名詞B2
釋義

A person who stubbornly refuses to accept people whose beliefs, religion, race, or politics differ from their own, often expressing this through prejudice or hostility.

例句

Mr. Okonkwo was called a bigot for refusing to hire anyone of a different faith.

collocation: called a bigot / labelled a bigot

Fatima's boss was a bigot who mocked her accent in front of customers.

同義詞
  • prejudiced person

    broader term; someone may be prejudiced without the active hostility that 'bigot' implies

  • chauvinist

    specifically someone who believes their own gender or nation is superior to others

  • zealot

    more about extreme devotion to a cause than about group-based intolerance

  • sectarian

    narrower; refers only to prejudice between religious groups or denominations

反義詞

用法筆記

The word is always strongly negative and accusatory. A bigot is not merely stubborn about personal habits — the intolerance must target a group of people based on identity, belief, or background. Calling someone a bigot is a serious charge.

常見錯誤

❌She's such a bigot about her morning routine — she won't change a thing.
✅She's stubborn about her morning routine.
💡Bigotry specifically involves prejudice against groups of people, not personal inflexibility.
❌He's a racist, so technically he's not a bigot.
✅He's a racist, and that makes him a bigot.
💡Racism is one form of bigotry; the word covers intolerance of religion, politics, and culture too.