people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service 人员,员工 many of the personnel involved require training. 有关的许多员工需要培训。 sales personnel. 销售人员。 ■short for personnel department personnel department的简称
语源
early 19th cent.: from French (adjective used as a noun), contrasted with matériel 'equipment or materials used in an organization or undertaking'