一、详细释义：
adj.
平民的，百姓的，民用的
例句：
We also grieve for the loss of civilian life in Iraq.
我们也为伊拉克平民的伤亡而悲痛。
例句：
There were many men, too, in civilian clothes.
另外还有许多人穿着平民的便服。
n.
平民，百姓 [C]
例句：
Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the explosion.
在爆炸中有两个士兵和一个平民被炸死。
例句：
What is the most distinctive difference between a soldier and a civilian?
军人与平民的最大区别是什么？
二、词义辨析：
citizen,civilian,inhabitant,resident,native
这些名词均含有“居民，公民”之意。citizen指拥有某国国籍或有某地区合法身份的人，即公民。civilian指相对于军人或官员的平民百姓。inhabitant最普通用词，一般指常住居民。resident多指长期居住或暂时居住的居民，有时也指旅居者。native指土生土长的本地居民。
三、参考例句：
The rebels threatened to seize civilian hostages.
叛乱分子威胁要扣押平民为人质。
Thousands of suspects, military and civilian, were put to death.
上千名嫌疑犯，有军人也有平民，被处死。
The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.
首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。
Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the explosion.
在爆炸中有两个士兵和一个平民被炸死。
He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.
他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
US military is now investigating civilian copter crash.
美国军队正在调查民用飞机坠毁事件。
There were many men, too, in civilian clothes.
另外还有许多人穿着平民的便服。
Everything was slack, grooved, comfortable, and faintly civilian.
一切都松松垮垮，墨守成规，得过且过，隐隐有些老百姓办事的味道。
We will deepen the integration of military and civilian sectors.
推动军民融合深度发展。
Nationalist officers gave orders in many areas to exterminate the civilian population.
国民军军官在许多地方下令对当地老百姓斩尽杀绝。