laymen

英 [ˈleɪmən]

美 [ˈleɪmən]

n.  非专业人员; 外行; 门外汉; 平信徒，在俗教徒(非神职人员)
layman的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 外行；门外汉
  Alaymanis a person who is not trained, qualified, or experienced in a particular subject or activity.
  1. The mere mention of the words 'heart failure', can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death...
     一提“心脏衰竭”四字，外行人就联想到命不久矣的情景。
  2. There are basically two types called, in layman's terms, blue and white asbestos.
     基本上有两种，用外行话说就是青石棉和白石棉。
• N-COUNT （基督教中的）平信徒，在俗教徒
  Alaymanis a man who is involved with the Christian church but is not a member of the clergy or a monk.
  1. In 1932, one Boston layman wrote to Archbishop William O'Connell in support of Father Coughlin.
     1932年，波士顿一名平信徒致函大主教威廉·奥康奈尔，声援库格林神父。

双语例句

• The initial reaction of law students and laymen alike, when they are first told about international law, is usually highly sceptical.
  法律系的学生和外行人初次听说国际法时，最初的反应通常是非常怀疑的。
• Avoid computer jargon when you write for laymen. The buzz-word superscalar is commonly used to describe this approach.
  写东西给一般人看时，应避免使用电脑术语。电脑术语超标量体系结构通常就是用来描述这种方法的。
• Expert often confuse laymen with their jargon.
  专家们常常用行话把外行弄得稀里糊涂。
• With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic skills and discipline.
  随着生育高峰，教育者和圈外人士对教育的兴趣和焦点，不可避免地转向了更低的年级和基础的学术技能和学科上。
• The'Pointless answering'answers the question of'futile asking ', from which we know that they are laymen.
  “无内”回答“问穷”的问题，那我们就可以完全确定，这两个人都是外行。
• Such rebellions on the part of "laymen" may lead to the emergence of rival definitions of reality and, eventually, to the appearance of new experts in charge of the new definitions.
  这样的叛变，就门外汉而言，可能导致对实体敌对定义的出现，并且最终会出现掌管新定义的新专家。
• The laymen of art would be impressed by the fantastic appearance;
  艺术的门外汉可以被迷人的外表打动；
• A TV series could make IT laymen better understand the work of IT experts.
  该系列片也许能让IT僧俗们更好地理解IT专家。
• Liebmann-Smith, a medical writer, who resolved to write a guide for laymen to the warning signs of serious illnesses.
  身为一名医学作家，她决定撰写一本针对非专业人士的书籍，内容是预示重大疾病的身体信号。
• The standard of education was rising in the Church and spreading among laymen.
  教会的教育水平正在上升，并且在俗人中普及。