civilian是什么意思
- 英式英标[sə\'vɪlɪən]
- 美式音标[sɪ\'vɪlj(ə)n]
英文词源
- civilian (n.)
- late 14c., "judge or authority on civil law," from 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" (see civil). Sense of "non-military person" is attested by 1819 (earlier in this sense was civilian, attested from c. 1600 as "non-soldier"). The adjective is from 1640s.
实用例句
- 1. He is in charge of the civilian side of the UN mission.
- 他在联合国使团中负责平民方面的事务。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They fell into that twilight zone between military personnel and civilian employees.
- 他们成了军队人员与平民雇员之间身份界定不清的人。来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Attempts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure.
- 寻找平民志愿者的种种尝试都遭遇了令人难堪的失败。来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.
- 首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military.
- 政府当局人员是在军方勉强同意后才到达那里的。来自柯林斯例句
