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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5055 COCA: 3219

civilian

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
civilian /səˈvɪljən/ noun
plural civilians
civilian
/səˈvɪljən/
noun
plural civilians
Learner's definition of CIVILIAN
[count]
: a person who is not a member of the military or of a police or firefighting force平民,百姓(不在军队、警察或消防队中服役的人)

— civilian

adjective, always used before a noun
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5055 COCA: 3219

civilian

1 of 2

noun

ci·​vil·​ian sə-ˈvil-yən How to pronounce civilian (audio)
 also  -ˈvi-yən
1
: a specialist in Roman or modern civil law
2
a
: one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force

civilian

2 of 2

adjective

1
a
: of, relating to, or made up of civilians
civilian concerns/demands
the civilian population
civilian customers/casualties
The Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian honors in the United States.
b
: having the status of a civilian
a civilian pilot
2
: operated or controlled by civilians
civilian industry
: possessed by or vested in civilians
civilian authority
3
: intended or suited for use or consumption by civilians
civilian goods
With twin 2,520-horsepower engines and up to 19 seats, the Sikorsky S-92 is among the world's most powerful civilian helicopters. Josh Harkinson

Example Sentences

Noun The bomb injured 12 civilians.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, was convicted of killing a civilian in May, in the first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier since the conflict began. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 29 July 2022 On May 21, a Ukrainian court found a 21-year-old Russian soldier guilty of killing a 62-year-old civilian in the northeastern region of Sumy. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2022 The sentencing followed two war crimes trials in Ukraine last month that saw three Russian soldiers sentenced to prison, including a 21-year-old who received a life sentence for killing a civilian. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Lawyers in the war-crimes trial of a Russian tank sergeant who admitted killing a civilian argued over the soldier's intent. WSJ, 21 May 2022 Not every killing of a civilian is a war crime: civilians killed as part of an attack on a military target are collateral damage. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 The motive remains unclear after an armed bystander fatally shot the gunman, police say, in a rare instance of a civilian stopping a mass shooting. James Bikales, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 At the same time fighting continued across Ukraine, where the first war crimes trial of a Russian soldier opened in Kyiv on Friday and Russia blamed Ukrainian shelling for the death of a civilian in a Russian village near the Ukrainian border. Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022 The second initiative is also a continuation of an existing program, which helps law enforcement agencies that are grappling with a high-profile event, like a controversial killing of a civilian by a police officer. Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of civilian was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5055 COCA: 3219
civilian

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CIVILIAN ADJECTIVEinnocent, unarmed無辜的/手無寸鐵的平民We demand an end to the killing of innocent civilians.我們要求停止屠殺無辜平民。ordinary普通平民local當地平民VERB + CIVILIANattack, kill, target攻擊平民;殺害平民;以平民為攻擊目標

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