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

The occasion is great, but I'm no judge of music, I'm only a layman.
场面倒是挺宏大的，但我对音乐不懂，我是门外汉。
His is just the layman's view of medicine.
这就是门外汉对医学的看法。
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。
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。
He is a layman in politics.
他对政治是个门外汉。
I'm a layman in geography.
我是一个地理白痴。
My uncle posed as a connoisseur in paintings while actually he was only a layman.
我叔叔冒充为绘画鉴赏家，实际上他只是个门外汉。
The layman: I am ashamed to admit that this is true.
在家人：我惭愧地承认这是真的。
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。