layperson

英 [ˈleɪpɜːsn]

美 [ˈleɪpɜːrsn]

n.  非专业人员; 外行; 门外汉

COCA.22095

牛津词典

noun

• 非专业人员；外行；门外汉
  a layman or laywoman
  1. The layperson cannot really understand mental illness.
     外行不完全了解精神病。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• The author Isaac Asimov ( 1920-1992): Russian-born American author and biochemist, widely known for his first-rate works of science fiction for the layperson.
  艾萨克？阿西莫夫（1920年-1992）作者：俄罗斯出生的美国作家和生物化学家，广为流传他的科幻小说普通人的一流作品。
• Weren't you a Vina player when you were a layperson?
  你在家时不是善于拉琴吗？
• How would you explain to the layperson how gene therapy works?
  你会如何向外行人解释基因治疗法的工作原理呢？
• The Venerable Master entered a hall, where two Dharma Masters stood guard at its entrance. A layperson in front of me tried to enter, but his way was blocked. However, I wasn't afraid;
  后来上人进入一个礼堂，有二位法师守在门口，在我前面有一位居士想进去，结果被阻挡；
• While the content in Listing 1 is clear and easy for the uninitiated layperson to both use and understand, the content in Listing 2 is very specific to the task of display in a browser.
  可以看到，清单1中的内容更清晰，非专业人员更加容易使用和理解，而清单2中的内容特定于浏览器表示。
• One last question, and this one I ask you as a layperson, a human being.
  最后一个问题，这次是作为一个外行，一个普通人来问你。
• However, WSDL is full of redundant information that is unnecessary to the novice or layperson.
  不过，WSDL中充满了冗余信息，这些信息对新手或外行而言并不是必需的。
• A community health worker ( CHW) is a layperson who acts as a liaison between residents of a particular community and the health-care system.
  社区卫生工作者是个行外人，只作为一个特殊社区里的居民与卫生保健系统之间的联系。
• An ecclesiastical official in the Church of England, usually a layperson, who assists an archbishop or a bishop in administrative and judicial duties.
  英国教堂的神职官员，通常是平民信徒，帮助大主教或者主教进行管理和行使法律职责。
• Protestant layperson who assists the minister in various functions.
  以各种各样的职责帮助教区长的耶稣教徒的平信徒。