layman是什么意思？

layman

英[ˈleɪmən] 美[ˈlemən]

• n. 门外汉，外行，俗人，一般信徒；

复数：laymen;

例句

• Where the law is concerned, I'm only a layman. 就法律而言, 我只不过是一个门外汉。
• Where the law is concerned , I am only a layman. 谈到法律, 我不过是门外汉.
• These technical terms are difficult for the layman to understand. 这些专门术语是外行人难以理解的.
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman. 该主题专业性太强，一般的外行人很难理解。

反义词

• n.
  layman的反义词之：普通信徒;俗人
  clergyman, priest,
• layman的反义词之：其他释义
  ecclesiastic,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  外行；门外汉
  A layman is a person who is not trained, qualified, or experienced in a particular subject or activity.
  例句
  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。 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
  A layman is a man who is involved with the Christian church but is not a member of the clergy or a monk.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  门外汉, 外行人
  Where the law is concerned, I'm only a layman. 就法律而言, 我只不过是一个门外汉。 These technical terms are difficult for the layman to understand. 这些专门术语是外行人难以理解的。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person