layman是什麽意思

layman

英 ['leɪmən] 美 ['lemən]

n. 外行；門外漢；俗人；一般信徒
n. (Layman)人名；(英)萊曼

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.

2. Where the law is concerned, I'm only a layman.: 就法律而言, 我隻不過是一個門外漢.

3. Where the law is concerned , I am only a layman.: 談到法律, 我不過是門外漢.

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。

5. The mere mention of the words "heart failure", can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death.: 一提“心髒衰竭”四字，外行人就聯想到命不久矣的情景。

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