neo-pagan
neo-pagan — 名詞
1. someone who practises a present-day spiritual tradition that draws on pre-Christ
新異教徒
信奉現代多神或自然崇拜信仰者
someone who practises a present-day spiritual tradition that draws on pre-Christian beliefs, often centred on nature, the seasons, or old European gods rather than on the world's major religions.
Pim joined a small group of neo-pagans who meet in the woods every solstice.
Pim 加入了一小群新異教徒，他們每逢夏至或冬至都會在森林裡聚會。
typical countable use: a (group of) neo-pagan(s)
Several neo-pagans in Ada's village light candles for the trees each spring.
Ada 村子裡有好幾位新異教徒，每年春天都會為樹木點蠟燭。
plural countable use referring to a community
The bookshop owner described himself as a neo-pagan who honours the four seasons.
那位書店老闆自稱是新異教徒，敬奉四季的更替。
self-description: described himself as a neo-pagan
Many neo-pagans in Kevin's town gather in a park to mark the longest day.
Kevin 鎮上有許多新異教徒，每年都會在公園聚會，慶祝一年中最長的白天。
Karim wrote a paper on how neo-pagans borrow rituals from old Celtic customs.
Karim 寫了一篇報告，探討新異教徒如何從古凱爾特習俗中借用儀式。
typical academic context: write about neo-pagans
- a self-described neo-pagan
- modern neo-pagans
- neo-pagan community
文法句型
a/the + neo-pagan
用法筆記
Subject is usually an individual person or a small community; rarely appears in the singular without 'a'. Often paired with names of pre-Christian traditions (Celtic, Norse, Wiccan) for specificity.
常見錯誤
neo-pagan — 形容詞
1. connected with, or typical of, a present-day spiritual movement that draws on pr
新異教的
與現代新異教信仰相關的
connected with, or typical of, a present-day spiritual movement that draws on pre-Christian customs and is often focused on nature or old European gods.
Hassan stumbled onto a neo-pagan festival while hiking through the Welsh hills.
Hassan 在威爾斯山區健行時，意外撞見了一場新異教的節慶。
attributive use: neo-pagan + noun (festival, ritual, group)
The museum displayed photographs from a neo-pagan wedding held beside a stone circle.
博物館展出了一場新異教婚禮的照片，那場婚禮是在巨石圈旁舉行的。
attributive use modifying an event noun
João told the class that his grandmother's home rituals were quietly neo-pagan in tone.
João 告訴全班，他奶奶在家中的小儀式，氣氛上其實有點新異教的味道。
predicative use: be + neo-pagan
Several neo-pagan symbols, such as the spiral and the oak leaf, decorated the small chapel.
好幾個新異教的符號，例如螺旋紋和橡樹葉，裝飾著那座小教堂。
attributive use with plural noun (symbols, traditions, beliefs)
Ilan studies neo-pagan music that mixes drumming with quiet readings of old poems.
Ilan 研究新異教音樂，那種音樂把鼓聲和輕聲朗讀的古老詩篇混在一起。
- neo-pagan ritual
- neo-pagan group
- neo-pagan festival
- neo-pagan symbol
文法句型
neo-pagan + noun
be + neo-pagan
用法筆記
Most often used attributively (neo-pagan ritual, neo-pagan group, neo-pagan music); the predicative use ('the ceremony was neo-pagan') is less common and tends to describe the overall character of an event.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- neo-pagan ritual
- neo-pagan festival
- neo-pagan community
- neo-pagan symbol
- neo-pagan group
副詞搭配
- openly neo-pagan
- quietly neo-pagan
常用片語
- a self-described neo-pagan
- modern neo-pagan movement