詞彙精選：civilian的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

平民的，百姓的，民用的

例句：

We also grieve for the loss of civilian life in Iraq.

我們也爲伊拉克平民的傷亡而悲痛。

例句：

There were many men, too, in civilian clothes.

另外還有許多人穿着平民的便服。

n.

平民，百姓 [C]

例句：

Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the explosion.

在爆炸中有兩個士兵和一個平民被炸死。

例句：

What is the most distinctive difference between a soldier and a civilian?

軍人與平民的最大區別是什麼？

二、詞義辨析：

citizen,civilian,inhabitant,resident,native

這些名詞均含有“居民，公民”之意。citizen指擁有某國國籍或有某地區合法身份的人，即公民。civilian指相對於軍人或官員的平民百姓。inhabitant最普通用詞，一般指常住居民。resident多指長期居住或暫時居住的居民，有時也指旅居者。native指土生土長的本地居民。

三、參考例句：

The rebels threatened to seize civilian hostages.

叛亂分子威脅要扣押平民爲人質。

Thousands of suspects, military and civilian, were put to death.

上千名嫌疑犯，有軍人也有平民，被處死。

The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.

首相已委任一位平民爲國防部長。

Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the explosion.

在爆炸中有兩個士兵和一個平民被炸死。

He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.

他辭去軍職而從事平民工作。

US military is now investigating civilian copter crash.

美國軍隊正在調查民用飛機墜毀事件。

There were many men, too, in civilian clothes.

另外還有許多人穿着平民的便服。

Everything was slack, grooved, comfortable, and faintly civilian.

一切都鬆鬆垮垮，墨守成規，得過且過，隱隱有些老百姓辦事的味道。

We will deepen the integration of military and civilian sectors.

推動軍民融合深度發展。

Nationalist officers gave orders in many areas to exterminate the civilian population.

國民軍軍官在許多地方下令對當地老百姓斬盡殺絕。