1570s, from French athéiste (16c.), from Greek atheos "without god, denying the gods; abandoned of the gods; godless, ungodly," from a- "without" + theos "a god" (see theo-).
The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the presence of a God, existing in all his perfection, creating an imperfect man in order to make him run the risk of Hell. [Armand Salacrou, "Certitudes et incertitudes," 1943]
双语例句
1. Leonard, a confirmed atheist, simply could not understand.
伦纳德这位坚定的无神论者实在是无法理解。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light.
她本来是个无神论者,可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He is admittedly an atheist.
他被公认是位无神论者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Vasari claimed with horror that he was, if not an atheist, then an agnostic.
