"non-cleric," early 15c., from lay (adj.) + man (n.). Meaning "outsider, non-expert" (especially in regards to law or medicine) is from late 15c. Related: Laymen.
实用例句
1. These technical terms are difficult for the layman to understand.
这些专门术语是外行人难以理解的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Where the law is concerned, I'm only a layman.
就法律而言, 我只不过是一个门外汉.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Where the law is concerned , I am only a layman.
谈到法律, 我不过是门外汉.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. In 1932, one Boston layman wrote to Archbishop William O'Connell in support of Father Coughlin.
1932年，波士顿一名平信徒致函大主教威廉·奥康奈尔，声援库格林神父。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The mere mention of the words "heart failure", can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death.
