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

• As laymen, the governed can become acquainted with the extent to which a candidate is expertly qualified for office only in terms of experience, and hence only after his service.
  对于管理国家选民们是门外汉，他们只能通过候选人的政绩来判断他是否具备担任官职的资历，也就是说只有在他任职以后。
• Until the end of the 19th century, even when laymen ran breweries it was often educated monks who were at the forefront of the art and technology of beermaking.
  直到19世纪末，即使普通民众可以建立运作酒厂之后，走在酿酒的艺术和技术前沿的往往是受过教育的修道士。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When choosing the flower, those laymen may favor the big white ones among rich varieties, but in fact the small, ugly and yellowish ones are the best choice instead.
  当在选花的时候，那些外行人可能会从各种各样的花里面选择那些又白又大的，但事实上，那些又小又黄又丑的却是最好的。
• It is viewed with scepticism not only by laymen but by most academic economists, too.
  不仅门外汉对该领域持怀疑态度，大多数学院派经济学家也持这种观点。
• 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。