non-scientist
noun [ C ] (also nonscientist) uk/ˌnɒnˈsaɪ.ən.tɪst/ us/ˌnɑːnˈsaɪ.ən.tɪst/
非科学家
a person who does not study or work in one of the sciences
She sets out her argument clearly so that even a nonscientist can follow it. 她清楚地阐述了自己的论点,即使不是科学家也能理解。
It is not easy for a non-scientist to understand this discussion. 不是科学家的人很难理解这个讨论。
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- Non-scientists tend to overestimate the possibilities offered by new technology.
- He was the first nonscientist to run a large pharmaceutical company.
- Very few non-scientists realize how much we now know about the way the brain works.
- Non-scientists are sometimes suspicious of science.