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 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；
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• The team said it hoped to bring a simplified kit to market that could be used by the layperson, at home or in the field, to detect melamine in food.
  研究组希望通过简化产品形式投入市场，如此，无论是在家或在行业里，外行也能简便操作检测食品中三聚氰胺。
• 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？
• To the layperson, the notion is persuasive because it is intuitive& malaria is rife where the world is hot, so if the world gets hotter there will be more of it.
  对于普通人，这一观念具有说服力，因为它是直观的&疟疾在炎热的地区流行，因此如果世界变得更炎热，就会有更多的疟疾。
• An essential guide for the novice and the seasoned professional, it is also an informative reference for the layperson who is interested in the subject.
  一必要指南给初学人和调味专业，给谁有兴趣主题的外行也一讯息丰富参考。