civilian
英 [sɪ'vɪlj(ə)n]
美 [sə'vɪlɪən]
- adj.民間人; 人民の、平民の
- n.民間人、民衆
英語の語源
- civilian (n.)
- 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.
例文
- 1. He is in charge of the civilian side of the UN mission.
- 彼は国連使節団の中で民間人の仕事を担当している。
- 2.They fell into that twilight zone between military personnel and civilian employees.
- 彼らは軍隊員と民間人従業員の間の身分の定義がはっきりしていない人になった。
- 3.Attemptts to find civilian volunteers have met with embarrassing failure.
- 民間人ボランティアを探すさまざまな試みが、恥ずべき失敗をした。
- 4.The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.
- 首相は国防長官に民間人を委任した。
- 5.The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military.
- 政府当局者は、軍が無理に同意した後に到着した。
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