学个词Learn a Word 第1254期 civilian

　　今天我们要学的词是civilian¹。 Civilian, 平民, 相对于military。 "The U.S. and NATO will continue military operations in Libya as long as Moammar Gadhafi keeps attacking civilians," 只要卡扎菲继续袭击平民，美国和北约就会继续在利比亚的军事行动。
人权组织国际特赦的年度报告说， "Estimates put the total number of civilian casualties in Iraq between 2004 and 2009 at over 66,000," 2004到2009年间，伊拉克冲突估计造成6万6千多平民伤亡。好的，今天我们学习的词是civilian...

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adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。