是门外汉 meaning in English

be outside the ropes

That seems odd, now, to one who is no judge of these things !
在一个对这等事情完全是门外汉的人看来，这似乎是挺奇怪的。
As laymen , the governed can become acquainted with the extent to which a candidate is expertly qualified for office only in terms of experience , and hence only after his service
对于管理国家选民们是门外汉，他们只能通过候选人的政绩来判断他是否具备担任官职的资历，也就是说只有在他任职以后。
I am totally out of my depth insofar as the globalisation of atypical pneumonia is concerned . but i do wonder whether there is not an urgent need to push hard for the globalisation of health standards
说到非典型肺炎的全球化，我绝对是门外汉，但很自然想到是否也需要尽快订立一套国际通用的保健标准？