a/an + civilian
She is a civilian working for the military.
她是一名在军队工作的平民。
平民;老百姓
civilians — plural of civilian
民法专家;民法专业学生;从事平民生活的人,尤其非现役军人。;非军事公民;精通民法的人。
a person who is not a member of the armed forces; a nonmilitary citizen
从事平民生活的人,尤其非现役军人。
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
非军事公民
a nonmilitary citizen
精通民法的人。
One skilled in civil law.
大学或学院中研习民法的学生。
A student of civil law at a university or college.
During the war, many civilians were forced to leave their homes.
战争期间,许多平民被迫离开家园。
用法提示:civilian 作名词,指非军事人员。
The bomb injured several civilians and damaged nearby buildings.
炸弹炸伤了几名平民,并损坏了附近的建筑。
用法提示:civilians 复数形式,表示多个平民。
He was a civilian, not a soldier, so he had no combat training.
他是一名平民,不是士兵,所以没有接受过战斗训练。
用法提示:civilian 作名词,与士兵对比,强调非军事身份。
She is a civilian working for the military.
她是一名在军队工作的平民。
Many civilians were evacuated from the conflict zone.
许多平民从冲突地区撤离。
civilian 作定语时仍为名词,表示‘平民的’或‘民用的’。
The civilian population suffered greatly during the siege.
平民人口在围城期间遭受了巨大痛苦。
强调不参与战斗,比civilian更正式,多用于军事或法律语境。
强调不担任公职或军职,与civilian互换性较强,但更侧重身份非官方。
泛指一般市民,无特殊身份,比civilian更宽泛。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a civil.
正确表达He is a civilian.
“civil”是形容词,意为“公民的、民事的”,而“civilian”才是名词“平民”。中文“平民”常被误译为“civil”,但作为名词应使用“civilian”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many civilian were hurt.
正确表达Many civilians were hurt.
“civilian”是可数名词,当前面有“many”等复数修饰词时,必须使用复数形式“civilians”。中文没有复数变化,容易忽略。
与“平民(非军人)”相反
与“平民”相反表示职业军人
civilian 指非军人(平民);citizen 指国家公民,侧重法律身份与政治权利
平民伤亡
The bombing resulted in heavy civilian casualties.
这次轰炸造成了大量平民伤亡。
平民人口
The attack targeted the civilian population.
这次袭击针对的是平民人口。
平民生活
After serving in the army, he returned to civilian life.
在军队服役后,他回归了平民生活。
文官政府
The country transitioned to a civilian government.
该国过渡到了文官政府。
文官控制
The principle of civilian control of the military is important.
文官控制军队的原则很重要。
文职工作人员
Many civilian workers were hired to support the base.
许多文职工作人员被雇用来支持基地。
平民与军事领域相对,常出现在讨论战争或冲突的语境中。
平民和士兵是两种不同的身份,常对比出现。
平民常在冲突中成为伤亡者。
平民是战争中的非战斗人员。
平民常处于武装冲突的环境中。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.