civilian
civilian 英 [səˈvɪliən] 美 [sɪˈvɪljən]
adj. 百姓的，平民的 n. 百姓，平民
名词复数:civilians
- The most common meaning for civilian is simply someone who is not in the military. It can also refer to any object that is not military in origin — e.g., "civilian clothes" or "civilian life."
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- adj. 百姓的，平民的
- n. 百姓，平民
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1. He left the army and returned to civilian life.
他从军队退了役，重新过上平民百姓的生活。
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2. A civilian was killed.
一个平民被杀死。
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3. They bombed military and civilian targets.
他们轰炸了军事和民用目标。
- civilian (n.) late 14c., "judge or authority on civil law," from noun use of Old French civilien "of the civil law," created from Latin civilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous," alternative adjectival derivative of civis "townsman" (see city). Sense of "non-military and non-clerical person, one whose pursuits are those of civilian life" is attested by 1766. As an adjective, "pertaining to or characteristic of a civilian," from 1640s.
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