layperson

n. 外行

发音

US /ˈleɪ.pɜɹ.sən/
其它

词形变化

laypeople 复数 laypeople laypersons laypersons 复数

别名

lay person

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is not a cleric.

    俗家

    Holonyms: laity; see also Thesaurus:laity

  2. 2.

    One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.

    外行

    The book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

secular

上位词 1

commoner

下位词 3

layman lay reader laywoman

整体词 2

laity temporalty

词源

A lay (“non-clergy, nonclergy”) + person, along the lines of layman.

来源：wiktionary