non-veteran
noun [ C ] (also nonveteran) uk/ˌnɒnˈvet.ər.ən/ us/ˌnɑːnˈve.t̬ɚ.ən/
未服过兵役的人，未参过军的人
someone who has not been in the armed forces
The study compared suicide rates between veterans and non-veterans.
As a non-veteran, the candidate had to work hard to persuade veterans and serving soldiers to vote for him. 这位候选人从未服过兵役，他必须努力说服退伍军人和现役军人投票支持他。
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- Nonveteran patients now outnumber veterans at the clinic.
- It is hard for non-veterans to fully appreciate the challenges that soldiers have when they return from a tour of duty.
- The campaign to raise funds for research into PTSD was also supported by many non-veteran groups.