late 14c., "judge or authority on civil law," from Old French civilien "of the civil law," created from Latin civilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous" (see civil). Sense of "non-military person" is attested by 1819 (earlier in this sense was civilian, attested from c. 1600 as "non-soldier"). The adjective is from 1640s.
双语例句
1. 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。
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2. 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。
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3. 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。
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4. The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.
首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。
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5. The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military.
