Muslim
Muslim — 名詞
1. a person whose religion is Islam, who believes in one God (Allah) and follows th
穆斯林
信仰伊斯蘭教的人
a person whose religion is Islam, who believes in one God (Allah) and follows the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as recorded in the Qur'an.
Mayumi invited her Muslim neighbour to share a meal during Eid.
Mayumi 邀請她的穆斯林鄰居在開齋節一起吃飯。
collocation: Muslim neighbour / Muslim community
Every year during Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast from dawn until sunset.
每年齋戒月期間，世界各地的穆斯林從黎明到日落進行齋戒。
plural: Muslims as a global community
Tariq's grandfather was a devout Muslim who prayed five times each day.
Tariq 的祖父是位虔誠的穆斯林，每天祈禱五次。
modified by adjective: devout Muslim
Vinícius met a young Muslim from Senegal at the language exchange programme.
Vinícius 在語言交換活動中認識了一位來自塞內加爾的年輕穆斯林。
A Muslim must follow dietary rules such as eating only halal meat.
穆斯林必須遵守飲食規範，例如只能吃清真肉品。
- devout Muslim
- practising Muslim
- fellow Muslims
- Muslim community
- young Muslim
- follower of Islam
More descriptive and transparent for learners; less common in everyday speech than 'Muslim'
- believer
Much broader — refers to any religious person, not specifically a Muslim; only works in context
- non-Muslim
A person who does not follow Islam
文法句型
a Muslim
the Muslims
[number] Muslims
用法筆記
Always capitalised because it refers to a specific religious identity. Countable: one Muslim, two Muslims. Not all Arabic-speaking people are Muslims, and not all Muslims are Arabic-speaking — the religion is global and multi-ethnic.
常見錯誤
Muslim — 形容詞
1. relating to Islam or the people who practise it — describing communities, custom
穆斯林的
與伊斯蘭教或其信徒相關的
relating to Islam or the people who practise it — describing communities, customs, art, places of worship, or other things that belong to or come from the Islamic faith.
The mosque in our town holds Muslim prayers every Friday afternoon.
我們鎮上的清真寺每週五下午舉行穆斯林祈禱。
collocation: Muslim prayers
Marta studied Muslim art and calligraphy during her trip to Morocco.
Marta 在摩洛哥旅行期間研究了穆斯林藝術與書法。
Nila grew up in a city with a large Muslim population from many different countries.
Nila 在一個擁有龐大穆斯林人口的城市長大，這些居民來自許多不同的國家。
collocation: Muslim population
Eitan's family attended a Muslim wedding ceremony last summer in Jordan.
Eitan 的家人去年夏天在約旦參加了一場穆斯林婚禮。
The library added new books about Muslim culture and traditions in West Africa.
圖書館新增了關於西非穆斯林文化與傳統的書籍。
collocation: Muslim culture / Muslim traditions
- Muslim family
- Muslim country
- Muslim woman
- Muslim tradition
- Muslim faith
- Muslim world
- Islamic
Often used for institutions, history, law, and art (Islamic architecture, Islamic banking); 'Muslim' is preferred for people and communities (Muslim family, Muslim neighbour)
- non-Muslim
Describing people or things not belonging to Islam
文法句型
Muslim + noun
the + noun + is Muslim
用法筆記
Not comparable — you cannot say 'more Muslim' or 'most Muslim'. Use degree adverbs with 'devout' or 'practising' instead (e.g. 'a very devout Muslim family'). The adjective can describe both people (Muslim woman, Muslim family) and things (Muslim art, Muslim traditions).