civilian

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces. 平民
The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed. 卷入战斗中的平民的安全必须得到保障。
2. ADJ In a military situation, civilian is used to describe people or things that are not military. 平民的; 民用的
...the country's civilian population. …这个国家的平民人口。
...civilian casualties. …平民伤亡。

Bombing civilians is a crime against humanity .
The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues .
The first fatalities of the war were civilians.
We will be flying 100 badly wounded civilians out of the battle zone tonight .
How many civilians died in the Vietnam War?