civilian
noun [ C ] uk/sɪˈvɪl.jən/ us/səˈvɪl.jən/
C2 平民;老百姓
a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces
The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians. 炸弹炸死4名士兵及3名平民。
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- Bombing civilians is a crime against humanity .
- The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues.
- The first fatalities of the war were civilians.
- We will be flying 100 badly wounded civilians out of the battle zone tonight.
- How many civilians died in the Vietnam War?