gentile

gentile — 名詞

IPA/ˈdʒentaɪl/
KK[dʒˈɛntˌaɪl]IPA/ˈdʒentaɪl/
  • gentilesingular
  • gentilesplural

1. a person whose background or faith lies outside the Jewish tradition — someone w

1.名詞B2
釋義

非猶太人

非猶太信仰或血統的人

a person whose background or faith lies outside the Jewish tradition — someone who does not follow Judaism or belong to the Jewish people by birth or by choice

例句

The rabbi welcomed both Jewish and gentile neighbours to the community dinner.

拉比誠摯地歡迎猶太裔和非猶太裔的鄰居一起來參加社區晚餐。

contrast with 'Jewish' in the same sentence

David grew up in a gentile family and later studied Hebrew as an adult.

David 在一個非猶太家庭長大，後來在成年後自學希伯來文。

collocation: gentile family

同義詞
  • non-Jew

    more neutral, descriptive, and common in everyday use

  • goy

    Yiddish-derived term; can carry a neutral or mildly derogatory tone depending on context

反義詞
  • Jew

    a person of Jewish faith or ancestry

  • Jewish person

    the direct opposite in religious or ethnic identity

文法句型

gentile as a countable noun

the gentile community

用法筆記

Often capitalised ('Gentile') in formal or religious writing. The term is common in interfaith contexts where the distinction between Jewish and non-Jewish identity matters. Some speakers find it neutral, while others perceive it as othering — in everyday conversation 'non-Jewish' is often preferred.

常見錯誤

❌All my classmates are gentiles except David who is Chinese.
✅All my classmates are non-Jewish except David who is Jewish.
💡'Gentile' contrasts specifically with Jewish, not with other religions or nationalities. A Chinese person can also be Jewish.
❌The gentile community in India is very large.
✅The non-Muslim community in India is very large.
💡'Gentile' distinguishes from Jewish, not from other world religions.

2. someone who follows a different religion from the speaker — a term used inside c

2.名詞C1
釋義

非本教徒

摩門教或印度教中指非本教者

someone who follows a different religion from the speaker — a term used inside certain faith communities, most commonly among Mormons and Hindus, to refer to people of other beliefs

例句

In Mormon communities, the word 'gentile' means anyone outside the LDS Church.

在摩門教社區中，「非本教徒」指的是耶穌基督後期聖徒教會以外的任何人。

Mormon-specific usage of 'gentile'

Raj noticed that his Mormon neighbours called non-members gentiles.

Raj 注意到他的摩門教鄰居稱非教友為非本教徒。

同義詞
  • non-member

    the preferred neutral term within Mormon contexts

  • outsider

    more general, less religiously specific

反義詞
  • member

    someone who belongs to the faith community in question

  • co-religionist

    formal term for a person who shares the same religion

文法句型

gentile as a term used by an in-group

用法筆記

This sense is much less common than sense 1 and is almost entirely restricted to in-group speech within Mormon (LDS) and some Hindu communities. Learners will rarely encounter it outside these settings.

常見錯誤

❌Buddhists are gentiles to Hindus.
✅Hindus sometimes use the word "gentile" to refer to people outside their faith, including Buddhists.
💡The term is used from the perspective of the speaker's own group, not as a neutral label.

gentile — 形容詞

IPA/ˈdʒen.taɪl/
KK[dʒˈɛntˌaɪl]IPA/ˈdʒen.taɪl/