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layman

/leɪmən/

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1 · noun

a person without specialist knowledge

外行；非专业人士

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The engineer explained the design in terms a layman could understand.
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工程师用外行也能听懂的话解释了这项设计。
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Pronunciation: /leɪmən/

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