layman

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)

复数：laymen　

Collins.1 / BNC.11574 / COCA.16061

牛津词典

noun

非专业人员；外行；门外汉
a person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject
1. a book written for professionals and laymen alike
  一本内行外行都可以读的书
2. to explain sth in layman's terms (= in simple language)
  用通俗易懂的语言解释
平信徒，在俗教徒（非神职人员）
a person who is a member of a Church but is not a priest or member of the clergy

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。

noun

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Synonym:laypersonsecular

She explained it in terms which any intelligent and reasonably well-informed layman can understand.
她把这解释得很通俗，任何有头脑、有相当知识的外行也都能明白。
In layman's terms, what they were doing can definitely be considered collusion.
用通俗的话讲，他们那天的所作所为，绝对可以被称为串谋。
That is the layman's point of view, said Sir Henry dryly.
那是外行人的观点，亨利爵士冷淡的说。
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。
He used so many technical terms and went into such details in his explanation that I'm afraid it was Greek to the layman.
他在解释过程中用了那么多的专门术语，又讲得这样细致，我想门外汉听了也是不懂的。
A ume the reader is a knowledgeable layman.
要假设合同的读者是一个受过教育的外行。
A layman's appraisal of modern art
外行对现代艺术的评价
I'm a layman in geography.
我是一个地理白痴。
He is a layman in politics.
他对政治是个门外汉。
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。