单词 | civilian |
释义 | civilian /si vil"yeuhn/, n. 1. a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization. 2. Informal. anyone regarded by members of a profession, interest group, society, etc., as not belonging; nonprofessional; outsider: We need a producer to run the movie studio, not some civilian from the business world. 3. a person versed in or studying Roman or civil law. adj. 4. of, pertaining to, formed by, or administered by civilians. [1350-1400; ME: student of civil law < OF civilien (adj.); see CIVIL, -IAN] |
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