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单词 layman
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layman


lay·man

L0078900 (lā′mən)n.1. One who is not a cleric.2. One who is a nonprofessional in a given field. technical language that is hard for the layman to understand. See Usage Note at man.

layman

(ˈleɪmən) n, pl -men1. a man who is not a member of the clergy2. a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: science for the layman. Gender-neutral form: layperson

lay•man

(ˈleɪ mən)

n., pl. -men. 1. a person who is not a member of the clergy. 2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine. [1150–1200] usage: See -man.
Thesaurus
Noun1.layman - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional personlayperson, secularlaity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergycommon man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no titlelay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal churchclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

layman

noun nonprofessional, amateur, outsider, lay person, non-expert, nonspecialist There are basically two types, called, in layman's terms, blue and white asbestos.
Translations
外行

lay3

(lei) adjective1. not a member of the clergy. lay preachers. 世俗的 世俗的2. not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject). Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand. 外行的 外行的ˈlayman noun a lay person. 外行人 外行
IdiomsSeein layman's termsMedicalSeelay

Layman


LAYMAN, eccl. law. One who is not an ecclesiastic nor a clergyman.

layman


  • noun

Synonyms for layman

noun nonprofessional

Synonyms

  • nonprofessional
  • amateur
  • outsider
  • lay person
  • non-expert
  • nonspecialist

Synonyms for layman

noun someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Synonyms

  • layperson
  • secular

Related Words

  • laity
  • temporalty
  • common man
  • common person
  • commoner
  • lay reader

Antonyms

  • clergyman
  • man of the cloth
  • reverend
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