| 英语单词 | lawyer |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['lɔːjə(r)] 美 ['lɔːjər] |
| 中文释义 | n.律师 |
| 英语例句 | (1) His lawyer decided to take an appeal to a higher court. (2) Nothing can weaken his resolve to become a lawyer. (3) A good lawyer can always find a loophole. (4) The lawyer explained the new law to us. (5) She is easily the best lawyer in the city. (6) He is dreaming of becoming a lawyer. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他的律师决定向高一级法院上诉。 (2) 什么也动摇不了他要当律师的决心。 (3) 精明的律师总能找到漏洞。 (4) 律师向我们解释了新法律。 (5) 她无疑是本市最好的律师。 (6) 他梦想着成为律师。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A lawyer is a professional who is qualified to offer advice about the law or represent someone in legal matters. A lawyer can also be called an attorney, a solicitor, a counselor, a barrister, or — pejoratively — an ambulance chaser. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A lawyer can handle all sorts of legal matters from drafting wills to patent claims to defending people against criminal charges. Qualified lawyers have to attend law school and pass a bar exam in order to practice law. Lawyer, of course, means one who practices the law. "Law" itself comes from the Old Norse root word lag, which means something laid down or fixed. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]律师 A lawyer is a person who is qualified to advise people about the law and represent them in court.
Usage Note : In both British and American English, lawyer is a general term for someone who is qualified in law and represents people in legal matters. American lawyers can prepare cases and can also represent their clients in court. Another American word commonly used for lawyer is attorney. In Britain, a solicitor prepares legal documents such as wills and contracts, and also prepares cases that are heard in court. Solicitors can also represent their clients, especially in lower courts. In higher courts, the argument for each side is usually presented by a barrister. In Scotland, a barrister is usually called an advocate. lawyer在英国英语和美国英语中均为律师的通称。美国的lawyer既可准备案件材料，又可代表当事人出庭。美语中表示lawyer的另一个常用词是attorney。在英国，solicitor指既可准备遗书、合同等法律文件，也可准备用于法庭聆讯的案件材料的事务律师；solicitor亦可代表当事人出庭，尤其是在低等法院中。在高等法院中，控辩双方的律师通常称作barrister。而在苏格兰，barrister通常被称为advocate。 |
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