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    gentile

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Religion
    gen·tile, Gentile /ˈdʒentaɪl/ noun [countable]  RRsomeone who is not Jewish 非犹太人，外邦人 —gentile adjective [only before noun]
    Examples from the Corpus
    gentile• No gentile dared shelter refugees, nor could those in flight take along currency.    Origin gentile (1300-1400) Late Latin gentilis, from Latin gens “family, nation”
    gen·tile nounChineseSyllable
    Jewish not someone Corpus who is


    gentile
    gen‧tile , Gentile /ˈdʒentaɪl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: gentilis, from Latin gens 'family, nation'
    someone who is not Jewish
    —gentile adjective [only before noun]


    gen·tileBrE /ˈdʒentaɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒentaɪl/ 🔊 (also Gentile) nouna person who is not Jewish 非犹太人；外邦人（犹太人对非犹太人的通称）▸ gen·tile (also Gentile) adjective [only before noun]