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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There's a big market today in wedding dresses.
结婚礼服在目前有很大的市场。
Don't try to pull one over me!
别想骗我！
It's too far. The smaller one is nearer, and we've never been there before.
那个太远。小一点的那个近些，我们以前还从未去过那儿呢！