释义 |
lay·man I. \ˈlāmən\ noun (plural lay·men \-mən sometimes -ˌmen\) Etymology: Middle English lay man, from lay (V) + man 1. : one of the laity as distinguished from the clergy 2. : one not belonging to some particular profession or not expert in some branch of knowledge or art II. noun Etymology: Dutch leeman, ledeman, from lee-, lede- (from lid limb, part of the body, from Middle Dutch lit, let) + man, from Middle Dutch — more at lith, man obsolete : lay figure III. noun (plural laymen) Etymology: lay (I) + man : layer 1f |