atheist(名词):无神论者;指不相信任何神祇或超自然神明存在的人。(也可作形容词,表示“无神论的”。)
/ˈeɪθiɪst/
She is an atheist and doesn’t believe in any gods.
她是无神论者,不相信任何神明。
Although he was raised in a religious family, he became an atheist after years of studying philosophy and science.
尽管他在宗教家庭中长大,但在多年学习哲学与科学之后,他成了无神论者。
来自希腊语 **a-**(“不、无”)+ theos(“神”),原义是“没有神的人”。该词经由拉丁语与法语进入英语,逐渐固定为指“不信神”的立场或持有者。