civilian

【发音】

美 /sə'vɪlɪən/ 英 /sɪ'vɪlj(ə)n/

【翻译】

1. n.平民

   英释:anyone who is not a member of the military forces or the police

2. adj.平民的

   英释:used to describe people or things that are not military

【短语】

1. civilian use : 民用

2. civilian casualties : 平民伤亡；平民死伤；民众伤亡

3. civilian population : 平民；平均人口

4. transferred to civilian work : 转业

5. civilian construction : 民用建筑

6. civilian worker : 民工；农民工

【例句】

1. Many innocent civilians were killed during the war.

   许多无辜的平民在战争中丧生。

2. It was difficult to return to civilian life after ten years in the military.

   从军十年后重新过平民生活不容易。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Scholars warn that Antarctica’s political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent’s treaties come up for renegotiation...

【同、近义词】

1. adj.民用的；百姓的，平民的

   many-headed/

2. n.平民，百姓

   populace/common man/

【同根词】

1. n

   civvies : 平民服；平民