layperson
US
UK layperson n: figurative ([sb] uninitiated, non-expert) (比喻)
SC 外行，门外汉 wài háng ，mén wài hàn
TC 門外漢
TC 門外漢
Try explaining it to me as if I were a layperson.
layperson n: ([sb] who is not a church minister) (本义)
SC 普通信徒 pǔ tōng xìn tú
TC 普通信徒 / （佛）居士
TC 普通信徒 / （佛）居士
SC 俗人 pǔ tōng xìn tú，sú rén(非僧侣、牧师等)
The church encourages the laypeople to participate in the process as well.