Irreligious
“Irreligious” 是一个形容词，用来描述一个人或行为对宗教缺乏兴趣、漠不关心，或者干脆反对宗教信仰。它不同于“无神论者”（atheist），更侧重于对宗教形式、仪式或道德准则的缺乏遵守或尊重。
- “He described himself as an irreligious man who never stepped foot in a church.” (他自称是一个从不踏进教堂、对宗教漠不关心的人。)
- “Such irreligious behavior was once considered a crime in this village.” (这种不虔诚的行为曾经在这个村子里被视为犯罪。)
- “The book was condemned as irreligious and dangerous by some critics.” (这本书被一些评论家谴责为反宗教且危险的。)
- 词根:
relig(关联/束缚，来自拉丁语 religare)。 - 派生: religion (宗教), religious (虔诚的)。
- 前缀:
ir-(否定前缀)。 - 后缀:
-ous(形容词后缀)。
在启蒙运动时期，“irreligious” 被用来形容那些敢于挑战教会权威的思想家。在现代世俗化社会中，这个词通常更多地描述一种生活方式，即不受宗教律令约束。
- 名词: irreligion (无宗教，不虔诚)
- 副词: irreligiously (不虔诚地)
- 反义词: religious (虔诚的，宗教的)
ir- (不) + religious (宗教的)。字面意思就是“非宗教的”或“不虔诚的”。
“Tom was the most irreligious boy in the village. While everyone else spent Sunday morning singing in the choir, Tom was by the river catching fish. But one day, when a storm hit and everyone huddled together in the church, Tom was the one who went out to save the lost sheep. He showed that kindness doesn’t always need a prayer.” (汤姆是村里最不信教的男孩。当其他所有人周日早上都在唱诗班唱歌时，汤姆却在河边抓鱼。但有一天，当暴风雨来袭，大家都缩在教堂里时，汤姆却是那个出去救失散的小羊的人。他证明了善良并不总是需要祈祷。)