civilian

英 [sɪˈvɪl.jən]      美 [səˈvɪl.jən]
  • adj. 民用的;百姓的,平民的
  • n. 平民,百姓
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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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。

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