英语词汇“civilian”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

civilian

/sɪˈvɪlj(ə)n

noun

1A person not in the armed services or the police force: terrorists and soldiers have killed tens of thousands of civilians...

Eight more police and two civilians died when their vehicles ran over mines.
The awards are made to civilians and police officers who put their lives at risk to save others.
People were brutally assaulted by police, and by civilians who acted in collusion to them.

Synonyms

non-military person, non-combatant, ordinary citizen, private citizen

informal civvy

1.1 informal A person who is not a member of a particular profession or group, as viewed by a member of that group: I talk to a lot of actresses and they say that civilians are scared of them...

There's a wonderful passage in Michael Tolin's book, ‘The Player’, in which the titular Hollywood executive Griffin Mill waxes venomous about ‘civilians’.
Like a family —or a cult—AA has its own language, recognizable only to initiates. People who aren't in AA are known as civilians.
Do famous people have to go out with other famous people? 'No, the girl I'm seeing now is a civilian.'

adjective

Relating to civilians: civilian clothes...

We have an ethical duty to avoid civilian casualties wherever possible.
Counterfeit papers and civilian clothes were produced for use by escapees.
Most soldiers mix the uniform with civilian clothes because items are out of stock.

Synonyms

non-military, non-combatant, civil

informal civvy

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a practitioner of civil law): from Old French civilien, in the phrase droit civilien 'civil law'. The current sense arose in the early 19th century.

单词	civilian
释义	civilian /sɪˈvɪlj(ə)n / noun 1A person not in the armed services or the police force: terrorists and soldiers have killed tens of thousands of civilians... Eight more police and two civilians died when their vehicles ran over mines. The awards are made to civilians and police officers who put their lives at risk to save others. People were brutally assaulted by police, and by civilians who acted in collusion to them. Synonyms non-military person, non-combatant, ordinary citizen, private citizen informal civvy 1.1 informal A person who is not a member of a particular profession or group, as viewed by a member of that group: I talk to a lot of actresses and they say that civilians are scared of them... There's a wonderful passage in Michael Tolin's book, ‘The Player’, in which the titular Hollywood executive Griffin Mill waxes venomous about ‘civilians’. Like a family —or a cult—AA has its own language, recognizable only to initiates. People who aren't in AA are known as civilians. Do famous people have to go out with other famous people? 'No, the girl I'm seeing now is a civilian.' adjective Relating to civilians: civilian clothes... We have an ethical duty to avoid civilian casualties wherever possible. Counterfeit papers and civilian clothes were produced for use by escapees. Most soldiers mix the uniform with civilian clothes because items are out of stock. Synonyms non-military, non-combatant, civil informal civvy Origin Late Middle English (denoting a practitioner of civil law): from Old French civilien, in the phrase droit civilien 'civil law'. The current sense arose in the early 19th century. Rhymes Abbevillian, Azilian, Brazilian, caecilian, Castilian, Chilean, Churchillian, cotillion, crocodilian, epyllion, Gillian, Lilian, Maximilian, Pamphylian, pavilion, postilion, Quintilian, reptilian, Sicilian, Tamilian, vaudevillian, vermilion, Virgilian
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