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单词 layman
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Definition of layman in English:

layman

nounPlural laymen ˈleɪmənˈleɪmən
  • 1A non-ordained male member of a Church.

    在俗教会修士

    he was an active Catholic layman
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "Frere (au) chapeau" (a brother in a hat) referred to a layman or monk not entitled to a hood when escorting a superior of his religious order.
    • A leading layman in the Presbyterian Church, he held for years the post of honorary director of the Union Theological Seminary.
    • He was an active Catholic layman and served as figurehead president of the Empire State Building Corporation headed by a prominent Democrat.
    • The priests, pastors, and laymen of this religion are the people of America.
    • Renditions from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries show a sequence of discrete scenes, including one in which monks and laymen are assembled before an imposing sculpted icon.
    • The secular churches were prominent patrons, as were the leading individual laymen and ecclesiastics.
    • Well, a chaplain, by anybody's dictionary, is a person - clergyman or layman - who conducts a service in a chapel.
    • In the United States Armenian priests are elected by laymen and ordained by bishops, but confirmed by the Patriarch, who resides in Armenia.
    • Almost immediately, the producers surrendered, agreeing to a strict enforcement of the Code under the administration of a prominent Catholic layman.
    • The key to accomplishing this must surely be the biblical training of pastors and active laymen.
    • Gradually, the plays moved outside the church, laymen joined the cast, and Latin was replaced by the vernacular.
    • Recognizing I am no more qualified to deal with this subject than any Christian layman, I am turning to the opinions of the Rev.
    • In one story, a layman coming to pray at the church places a money offering at the foot of the cross.
    Synonyms
    unordained person, member of the congregation, parishioner
    layperson, unordained person, member of the congregation, parishioner
  • 2A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

    非业界人士,外行

    the book seems well suited to the interested layman

    本书似乎很适合有兴趣的外行人士。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also noted the difficulty of addressing the competing interests of layman and specialist in his text.
    • I mean, everything that I found in the library was written, you know, was not in layman's terms, but in medical terms.
    • In layman's terms, that's who got out of the buildings, how they got out, and why.
    • Third, he made it all accessible to the intelligent layman in simple, lucid English.
    • He said: ‘It affects the head of the femur, or, in layman's terms, the ball of the ball-and-socket joint, effectively causing this to die and then re-model itself’.
    • Very correctly too, because in layman's language it is a job of work everyone, including the firm that carried it our, can be justifiably proud of.
    • Wherever possible, recount personal experiences, direct observations, and specialized knowledge, and try to convey these things in layman's terms.
    • I have to say I was somewhat interested in this film which, I was told, was an attempt to explain quantum physics in layman's terms.
    • This book is written in layman's terms and is, in one sense, easy to read.
    • Yet the real conflict remains between layman and expert, parent and professor, heart and head.
    • He mentioned the pneumococcal vaccine, which of course, in layman's term, you told me, the pneumonia vaccine.
    • And that in layman's language is about the survival of the professional game in Ireland.
    • I'm no expert at all on this subject - I've read a few books that have touched on the issue, but I'm basically just a mildly informed layman on this.
    • And he explained it to me, broke it down in layman's parlance.
    • Yet politicians, bureaucrats, professionals and layman alike have immense faith in him.
    • This is an excellent summary of the state of research in this area - or at least it appears so to this interested layman.
    • Planning law is not easy for laymen to understand, which is evident from your editorial.
    • You possess greater knowledge than I do; I am but a poorly educated layman eking out an existence.
    • Any techies out there who want to confirm or refute this layman's assessment?
    • What that means in layman's terms is that clouds of vapor could come over the edge of the crater, roll down the sides of the volcano.
    • Now, I suspect that your answer to this question may lose the rest of us, but in layman's terms, we heard talk about vaccines against cancer.
    • Other ailments include dental caris (dental cavities in layman's parlance), periodontitis or swelling of the gums and oral cancer.
    • He doesn't mince words, and he is able to talk about this in layman's terms that everyone can understand.
    • But most of it can be understood by the interested layman.
    • For professional and layman alike, this thoughtful and accessible volume is a good place to start.
    • While the technology is complex and hard to explain in layman's terms, I'll try to put it most simply.
    • To speak of the Holocaust demanded great humility, which almost everyone exercised - artist and layman alike.
    Synonyms
    non-expert, layman, non-professional, amateur, non-specialist, man in/on the street
    dilettante, enthusiast, dabbler

Phrases

  • in layman's terms

    • Phrased so as to be easily understood, without the use of technical or obscure terms.

      the seminar will be presented in layman's terms
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To put it in layman's terms, it is just not as funny as it used to be.
      • What this means in layman's terms is that on average, company values are about 38% lower now than they were 4 years ago.
      • The surgery treated a superior labrum anterior-posterior lesion, which in layman's terms is a type of cyst which caused a build-up of fluid around the nerves in her right shoulder.
      • He loves his job, and he wants to explain in layman's terms the sport's technical side.
      • For the general public who are intrigued by the mysterious aspects of this practice and its lineage, an explanation in layman's terms will be offered.
      • This work is described in layman's terms in the article.
      • I had forgotten having told the builder they should be separate from the main contract, or in layman's terms, that I would be "buying them myself".
      • While the book is not exactly written in laymen's terms, anyone who has the confidence to select their own stocks should be able to understand its concepts with no problem.
      • They will explain things in layman's terms and work with you to not only help you reach the top but understand how you got there as well.

Rhymes

Bremen, caiman, Damon, Eamon, laymen, stamen

Definition of layman in US English:

layman

nounˈleɪmənˈlāmən
  • 1A nonordained male member of a Church.

    在俗教会修士

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the United States Armenian priests are elected by laymen and ordained by bishops, but confirmed by the Patriarch, who resides in Armenia.
    • The priests, pastors, and laymen of this religion are the people of America.
    • The secular churches were prominent patrons, as were the leading individual laymen and ecclesiastics.
    • Well, a chaplain, by anybody's dictionary, is a person - clergyman or layman - who conducts a service in a chapel.
    • Gradually, the plays moved outside the church, laymen joined the cast, and Latin was replaced by the vernacular.
    • The key to accomplishing this must surely be the biblical training of pastors and active laymen.
    • He was an active Catholic layman and served as figurehead president of the Empire State Building Corporation headed by a prominent Democrat.
    • Recognizing I am no more qualified to deal with this subject than any Christian layman, I am turning to the opinions of the Rev.
    • Renditions from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries show a sequence of discrete scenes, including one in which monks and laymen are assembled before an imposing sculpted icon.
    • Almost immediately, the producers surrendered, agreeing to a strict enforcement of the Code under the administration of a prominent Catholic layman.
    • A leading layman in the Presbyterian Church, he held for years the post of honorary director of the Union Theological Seminary.
    • "Frere (au) chapeau" (a brother in a hat) referred to a layman or monk not entitled to a hood when escorting a superior of his religious order.
    • In one story, a layman coming to pray at the church places a money offering at the foot of the cross.
    Synonyms
    unordained person, member of the congregation, parishioner
    layperson, unordained person, member of the congregation, parishioner
  • 2A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

    非业界人士,外行

    the book seems well suited to the interested layman

    本书似乎很适合有兴趣的外行人士。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now, I suspect that your answer to this question may lose the rest of us, but in layman's terms, we heard talk about vaccines against cancer.
    • I have to say I was somewhat interested in this film which, I was told, was an attempt to explain quantum physics in layman's terms.
    • He mentioned the pneumococcal vaccine, which of course, in layman's term, you told me, the pneumonia vaccine.
    • He doesn't mince words, and he is able to talk about this in layman's terms that everyone can understand.
    • I mean, everything that I found in the library was written, you know, was not in layman's terms, but in medical terms.
    • This is an excellent summary of the state of research in this area - or at least it appears so to this interested layman.
    • To speak of the Holocaust demanded great humility, which almost everyone exercised - artist and layman alike.
    • While the technology is complex and hard to explain in layman's terms, I'll try to put it most simply.
    • Any techies out there who want to confirm or refute this layman's assessment?
    • I'm no expert at all on this subject - I've read a few books that have touched on the issue, but I'm basically just a mildly informed layman on this.
    • Other ailments include dental caris (dental cavities in layman's parlance), periodontitis or swelling of the gums and oral cancer.
    • This book is written in layman's terms and is, in one sense, easy to read.
    • He said: ‘It affects the head of the femur, or, in layman's terms, the ball of the ball-and-socket joint, effectively causing this to die and then re-model itself’.
    • Yet politicians, bureaucrats, professionals and layman alike have immense faith in him.
    • Wherever possible, recount personal experiences, direct observations, and specialized knowledge, and try to convey these things in layman's terms.
    • He also noted the difficulty of addressing the competing interests of layman and specialist in his text.
    • And he explained it to me, broke it down in layman's parlance.
    • What that means in layman's terms is that clouds of vapor could come over the edge of the crater, roll down the sides of the volcano.
    • Very correctly too, because in layman's language it is a job of work everyone, including the firm that carried it our, can be justifiably proud of.
    • Third, he made it all accessible to the intelligent layman in simple, lucid English.
    • Planning law is not easy for laymen to understand, which is evident from your editorial.
    • In layman's terms, that's who got out of the buildings, how they got out, and why.
    • And that in layman's language is about the survival of the professional game in Ireland.
    • Yet the real conflict remains between layman and expert, parent and professor, heart and head.
    • But most of it can be understood by the interested layman.
    • For professional and layman alike, this thoughtful and accessible volume is a good place to start.
    • You possess greater knowledge than I do; I am but a poorly educated layman eking out an existence.
    Synonyms
    non-expert, non-professional, amateur, non-specialist, man in the street, man on the street
    non-expert, layperson, non-professional, amateur, non-specialist, man in the street, man on the street
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