layman

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)

复数：laymen　

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牛津词典

noun

• 非专业人员；外行；门外汉
  a person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject
  1. a book written for professionals and laymen alike
     一本内行外行都可以读的书
  2. to explain sth in layman's terms (= in simple language)
     用通俗易懂的语言解释
• 平信徒，在俗教徒（非神职人员）
  a person who is a member of a Church but is not a priest or member of the clergy

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。

英英释义

noun

• someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  Synonym:laypersonsecular

双语例句

• In layman's terms, the camera can take better pictures.
  通俗的说，相机可以拍到更好的图片。
• He's layman out and out, so you'd better not let him fold things up.
  他是个不折不扣的门外汉，你最好别让他把事情搞槽了。
• He used so many technical terms and went into such details in his explanation that I'm afraid it was Greek to the layman.
  他在解释过程中用了那么多的专门术语，又讲得这样细致，我想门外汉听了也是不懂的。
• 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。
• I'm a layman. What I'm going to say may expose myself to ridicule, yet I still want to say a few words.
  我是个外行，我说的话可能贻笑大方，可我还是要说几句。
• A ume the reader is a knowledgeable layman.
  要假设合同的读者是一个受过教育的外行。
• You can't design an accounting application unless you know something about accounting& at least at the level of an intelligent layman.
  你不能设计一个会计应用程序除非你懂会计的一些知识-至少是一个聪明的外行。
• She explained it in terms which any intelligent and reasonably well-informed layman can understand.
  她把这解释得很通俗，任何有头脑、有相当知识的外行也都能明白。
• In layman's terms, it's really pretty simple.
  用外行的话，真的很简单。
• I'm a layman in geography.
  我是一个地理白痴。