Laity
[ 'leəti ]
出国 Abroad
n. 俗人;普通信徒;门外汉，外行;
📝 例句
Of or relating to the laity; secular.
外行的，世俗的外行的或与之有关的；世俗的
clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity).
全体神职人员（区别于俗人）。
a layman; a layperson; an outsider; an outlier; the laity; the uninitiated
门外汉
The clergy joined hands with the laity in maintaining the inherited verse forms
僧侣们在维护继承下来的韵文格式方面同凡人联合在一起。
A monk returned to laity
和尚还俗
🌱 联想助记
【记】源于layman(n.外行)躺着的人,lai-拼“赖”:整天赖皮的人-俗人,外行
📖 牛津释义
laity
n
the laity [Gp]
1 all the members of a Church who are not ordained clergymen; laymen （别於神职人员的）俗人; 普通信徒. Cf 参看 clergy.
2 people outside a particular profession (contrasted with those inside it) 门外汉; 外行.
🔁 扩展释义
*['leiәti]n. 俗人, 外行【医】 外行[人]【经】 外行
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I've been working like a madman all day.
我今天一整天都像个疯子一样工作。
To make it easier for us to get the goods ready for shipment, we hope that partial shipment is allowed.
为了便于我方备货装船，希望允许分批发运。
He is used to eating out all the time.
他已经习惯在外面吃饭了。