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

• According to nine randomly selected laymen which is to say, a jury samsungmight as well be known as samesung, since features of its smart phone suspiciously resemble the iPhone.
  由9位随机抽选的外行人士、也就是所谓的陪审团认为，鉴于三星智能手机功能雷同iphone，疑点重重，因此不妨称三星为“山寨星”。
• This book is written for professionals and laymen alike.
  这本书既可供专业人员阅读，又可供外行人看。
• 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。
• WHEN lawyers speak, laymen are often baffled.
  当律师们说话的时候，外行人通常都感到匪夷所思。
• 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。
• 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。
• Protection of Life Album of Painting, the religious ecology ethics thought cartoon collection is a cartoon series created together by the modern Buddhist priests and laymen for the purpose of propagating refrains from killing, protecting lives and so on.
  《护生画集》是近代僧俗两界共同创作的一部旨在弘扬戒杀、护生等宗教生态伦理思想的漫画丛书。
• To provide religious, educational and community service for laymen.
  对在家众提供宗教，教育与社区服务。
• Expert often confuse laymen with their jargon.
  专家们常常用行话把外行弄得稀里糊涂。
• Before we go any further, I would like to provide a very high level overview of PPM in laymen's terms.
  在我们深入之前，我想要用非专业术语高度概述一下PPM。