layman
英['le?m?n]
美['lem?n]
- n. 外行；門外漢；俗人；一般信徒
- n. (Layman)人名；(英)萊曼
詞態變化
復數:?laymen;
助記提示
1. => "outsider, non-expert".
英文詞源
- layman (n.)
- "non-cleric," early 15c., from lay (adj.) + man (n.). Meaning "outsider, non-expert" (especially in regards to law or medicine) is from late 15c. Related: Laymen.
雙語例句
- 1. These technical terms are difficult for the layman to understand.
- 這些專門術語是外行人難以理解的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Where the law is concerned, I'm only a layman.
- 就法律而言, 我只不過是一個門外漢.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Where the law is concerned , I am only a layman.
- 談到法律, 我不過是門外漢.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. In 1932, one Boston layman wrote to Archbishop William O'Connell in support of Father Coughlin.
- 1932年，波士頓一名平信徒致函大主教威廉·奧康奈爾，聲援庫格林神父。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The mere mention of the words "heart failure", can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death.
- 一提“心臟衰竭”四字，外行人就聯想到命不久矣的情景。
來自柯林斯例句