/səˈvɪliən ||; səˈvɪljən/noun
[C] a person who is not in the army, navy, air force or police force 平民;百姓:
Two soldiers and one civilian were killed when the bomb exploded.炸弹爆炸造成两名士兵和一名平民丧生。
civilian/səˋvIljən; səˈvIljən or sIˈvIljən/n [C] anyone who is not a member of a military organization or the police〔与军人﹑警察相对的〕平民: Many innocent civilians were killed. 许多无辜平民被杀。 —civilian adj : civilian clothes 便服