civilian

美 [səˈvɪliən]英 [səˈvɪliən]
  • n.平民;老百姓;庶民
  • adj.平民的;民用的

复数: civilians 派生词: civilian adj.

civil 市民的,公民的 + -ian 某种人

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civiliancivilian

noun

平民;老百姓;庶民
a person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police

compare military

civilian

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 平民;老百姓
    In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.

    The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed.

    必须保证陷入战斗中的平民的人身安全。

  • 2
    ADJ 民用的;平民的;非军用的
    In a military situation, civilian is used to describe people or things that are not military.

    ...the country's civilian population.

    该国的平民人口

noun

1
a nonmilitary citizen

adj

1
associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
civilian clothing
civilian life

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  1. Troops were sent in , ostensibly to protect the civilian population .

    谎称为保护平民而派驻了军队。

  2. The terrorists have chosen to play a deadly game with the civilian population .

    恐怖分子故意要同平民百姓做死亡游戏。

  3. Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone .

    援助机构正组织力量向战区平民运送食品。

  4. The rebels were responsible for the mass murder of 400 civilians .

    叛乱者对屠杀400名平民负有责任。

  5. A civilian was killed by a stray bullet .

    一个平民被流弹打死。

  6. They bombed military and civilian targets .

    他们轰炸了军事和民用目标。

  7. Ex-soldiers can be disorientated by the transition to civilian life .

    退伍军人开始平民生活可能会感到茫然。

  8. At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids .

    遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。

  9. Snipers were picking off innocent civilians .

    狙击手专拣无辜的平民射击。

  10. The military may feel unable to hand over power to a civilian President next year

    军方可能会觉得明年难以将政权移交给一位民选总统。

  11. They are going from door to door collecting money from civilians .

    他们挨家挨户地向百姓收钱。

  12. War has made life almost unbearable for the civilians remaining in the capital

    对留在首都的平民来说,战争已使生活变得几乎不堪忍受。

  13. The authorities say six civilians have been killed in two separate attacks .

    当局声称在两次不相关的袭击中已有6名平民丧生。

  14. The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces .

    老百姓吃尽了安全部队的苦头。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed .

    必须保证陷入战斗中的平民的人身安全。

  18. We 're not going after civilian targets .

    我们不会以民用设施为打击目标。

  19. There is no reliable information about civilian casualties

    关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。

  20. 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。

  21. The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister

    首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。

  22. Armed groups use their power to tyrannise over civilians .

    武装组织用武力欺压平民。

  23. The odds are stacked against civilians getting a fair trial

    平民难以得到公正的审判。

  24. At the end of my term of enlistment I decided to return to civilian life .

    在我退役的时候,我决定复员过平民生活。

  25. Civilians had broken into the building , apparently in the belief that it contained food .

    平民百姓闯进了大楼,显然他们误以为里面有食物。

  26. He is quite categorical that the UN should only help the innocent civilian population .

    他非常坚定地认为,联合国应该只援助无辜的平民。

  27. The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration .

    军方因在平息示威活动时杀死了无辜平民而备受指责。

  28. Air bombardment raised criticism on the humanitarian grounds that innocent civilians might suffer .

    空袭遭到了批评,因为从人道主义的立场来看,无辜的平民可能会受到伤害。

  29. He urged Russian soldiers to disobey orders if asked to fire on civilian targets

    他鼓动俄国士兵若被要求向平民开火就抗命不从。

  30. There were more civilians working for the police , freeing officers from desk jobs .

    更多的平民在为警察部门工作,使得警员从文案中解脱出来。

前缀
e-市民的,公民的

civilize vt. 教化

civil 市民的,公民的 + -ize 动词后缀

后缀
e-某种人

Christian adj. 基督教的

Christ n.基督(给予拿撒勒的耶稣的头衔,亦作为名字),耶稣基督 + -ian 某种人

physician n. 医师

physic n.药 + -ian 某种人

historian n. 史学家

histor(y) 历史 + -ian 某种人

electrician n. 电工

electric adj.电的 + -ian 某种人