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

• Liebmann-Smith, a medical writer, who resolved to write a guide for laymen to the warning signs of serious illnesses.
  身为一名医学作家，她决定撰写一本针对非专业人士的书籍，内容是预示重大疾病的身体信号。
• After the monk, monks, so the method number fills in the "laymen" explanation.
  后出家为僧，法号大千，所以世人也称其为“大千居士”。
• 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。
• On thursday, troops burst into monasteries around thecountry to make arrests but, again, this did not stop monks and laymen fromhitting the streets, where riot police shot at them.
  周四，军队闯入各佛寺实施逮捕但仍未能阻止僧俗各界走上街头，而防暴警察则向他们开枪射击。
• 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；
• A majority of the world's climate scientists have convinced themselves, and also a lot of laymen, some of whom have political power, that the Earth's climate is changing;
  世界上大部分气候学家已经使他们自己及许多普通民众（包括一些政界人士）确信，地球的气候正处于变化之中；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。