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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

非专业人士

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēi zhuānyè rénshì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Non-specialist/ˌnɒnˈspɛʃ.əl.ɪst/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这篇文章适合非专业人士阅读。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not having expert knowledge or professional training in a particular field or subject.

    "The manual is written in clear, non-specialist language that anyone can easily understand."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who does not have expert knowledge or specialized training in a specific area.

    "The conference included a panel to help translate complex medical data for non-specialists."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed from the Modern English prefix 'non-' (derived from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') and the noun/adjective 'specialist' (originating from Latin 'species', meaning 'particular sort or kind'). Emerging in the mid-20th century, it reflects the growing demand for accessible communication across increasingly technical and specialized professional domains.

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