heresy
heresy — 名詞
- heresysingular
- heresiesplural
1. a belief or teaching that goes against what a religion officially says is true,
異端邪說
違背宗教官方教義的信念
a belief or teaching that goes against what a religion officially says is true, often leading to punishment from the religious group.
In medieval Europe, the priest accused Ilan of heresy for questioning church teachings.
在中世紀歐洲，那位神父指控 Ilan 質疑教會教義是異端。
collocation: accuse [someone] of heresy
Dario was burned at the stake in 1320 after the bishop found him guilty of heresy.
Dario 在 1320 年被主教判定異端有罪後，被綁在火刑柱上燒死。
passive religious-trial context: found guilty of heresy
Many early scientists were charged with heresy for saying the Earth moves around the Sun.
許多早期科學家因為主張地球繞著太陽轉，被以異端罪起訴。
collocation: charged with heresy
The new book describes the spread of heresy across rural villages in the fourteenth century.
這本新書描述十四世紀異端思想在鄉間村落中的擴散。
- accused of heresy
- charged with heresy
- guilty of heresy
- condemned as heresy
- orthodoxy
the official, approved teaching of a religion
文法句型
heresy (of doing something)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a religious authority (priest, bishop, church court). Strongly tied to historical contexts — modern news rarely uses this literal sense outside discussions of conservative religious communities.
常見錯誤
2. an idea or action that strongly disagrees with what most people in a group or fi
離經叛道
強烈違反多數人共識的言行
an idea or action that strongly disagrees with what most people in a group or field accept as right or normal, often shocking them.
Among classical music fans, suggesting that Mozart is boring is pure heresy.
在古典樂迷之間，說莫札特很無聊根本就是離經叛道。
pattern: suggesting X is heresy
Tendai claimed expensive French wine tastes like cheap Spanish wine — total heresy at the club.
Tendai 聲稱昂貴的法國酒喝起來和便宜的西班牙酒一樣，在俱樂部裡完全是離經叛道。
intensifier: total/pure heresy
For most coffee lovers, putting sugar in a good espresso is heresy.
對大多數咖啡愛好者來說，在好的義式濃縮咖啡裡加糖簡直是離經叛道。
pattern: it is heresy to [verb]
Élise committed a small heresy at the design meeting by saying the company logo looked ugly.
Élise 在設計會議上說公司的標誌很醜，犯了一個小小的離經叛道之罪。
collocation: commit (a) heresy
Saying that homemade pasta is worse than dried pasta is heresy in any Italian kitchen.
在任何義大利人的廚房裡，說手工義大利麵不如乾燥麵條都是離經叛道。
- pure heresy
- total heresy
- commit heresy
- rank heresy
- orthodoxy
the standard, widely accepted view in a field or group
文法句型
it is heresy to do something
heresy (to many people)
用法筆記
Often used with a slight humorous tone for strong opinions about food, music, art, or fan communities. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense has no religious authority and no real punishment — just social shock or disapproval.
常見錯誤
同根字
- heretic名詞C2
- heretical形容詞C2
- heretically副詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- act of heresy
- charge of heresy
- trial for heresy
- spread of heresy
常用片語
- commit heresy
- condemn as heresy
- amount to heresy
- smack of heresy
介系詞搭配
- accused of heresy
- guilty of heresy
- charged with heresy