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单词 layperson
释义

layperson

[ ley-pur-suhn ]
/ ˈleɪˌpɜr sən /
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noun

a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine.

Origin of layperson

First recorded in 1970–75; lay(man) + -person

usage note for layperson

See -person.

Words nearby layperson

lay on the line, lay open, layout, layover, laypeople, layperson, lay reader, Laysan, layshaft, lay sister, lay someone low
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Example sentences from the Web for layperson

  • My talent is being able to synthesize this information to become understandable to myself and then therefore to the layperson.

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  • While Nest says its products can easily be installed by laypeople, this layperson was easily stymied.

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  • That phrase you just used—“the joy of science”—for the layperson, that may be a contradiction in terms.

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British Dictionary definitions for layperson

lay person

layperson


noun plural lay persons, lay people, laypersons or laypeople

a person who is not a member of the clergy
a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subjecta lay person's guide to conveyancing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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