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paynim的意思

paynim

基本解释

n. 异教徒;异教国;非基督徒(尤指回教)

adj. 异教的

英文词源

paynim (n.)
mid-13c., "heathen lands," from Old French paienime, paienisme "heathen, pagan; Saracen lands or culture or faith," from Late Latin paganismus "heathendom" (Augustine), from paganus "heathen" (see pagan); mistaken meaning "a heathen person" (late 14c., also in Old French) is via phrases such as paynim lands.