attorney

• n. 律师；代理人

前缀at-同ad-. -torn同turn, 转。转向顾客的，代表当事人利益的人。

1. a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

attorney

attorney: [14] Attorney was formed in Old French from the prefix a- ‘to’ and the verb torner ‘turn’. This produced the verb atorner, literally ‘turn to’, hence ‘assign to’ or ‘appoint to’. Its past participle, atorne, was used as a noun with much the same signification as appointee – ‘someone appointed’ – and hence ‘someone appointed to act as someone else’s agent’, and ultimately ‘legal agent’.

Borrowed into English, over the centuries the term came to mean ‘lawyer practising in the courts of Common Law’ (as contrasted with a solicitor, who practised in the Equity Courts); but it was officially abolished in that sense by the Judicature Act of 1873, and now survives only in American English, meaning ‘lawyer’, and in the title Attorney- General, the chief law officer of a government.
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attorney (n.)

early 14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French atorné "(one) appointed," past participle of aturner "to decree, assign, appoint," from atorner (see attorn). The legal Latin form attornare influenced the spelling in Anglo-French. The sense is of "one appointed to represent another's interests."

In English law, a private attorney was one appointed to act for another in business or legal affairs (usually for pay); an attorney at law or public attorney was a qualified legal agent in the courts of Common Law who prepared the cases for a barrister, who pleaded them (the equivalent of a solicitor in Chancery). So much a term of contempt in England that it was abolished by the Judicature Act of 1873 and merged with solicitor.

Johnson observed that "he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney." [Boswell]

The double -t- is a mistaken 15c. attempt to restore a non-existent Latin original. Attorney general first recorded 1530s in sense of "legal officer of the state" (late 13c. in Anglo-French), from French, hence the odd plural (subject first, adjective second).

attorney, lawyer, counsel, advocate

这些名词均含有"律师"之意。

attorney：主要用于美国，指代理当事人处理遗嘱检验等法律事务的律师，有时可与lawyer通用，泛指辩护律师。

lawyer：普通用词，指精通法律规则并有权以法律代理人或顾问身份在法庭上执行法律或为委托人服务的人。

counsel：指单独或集体为当事人提供咨询或出庭处理案件的法律顾问或律师。

advocate：专指以罗马法律的基本法制的一些国家的(如苏格兰等)和一些特别法庭的律师；也可指出庭辩护的律师。

"Too many of us may be paying for one thing, and getting another," the Attorney General said.

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

New York's Attorney General's office launched an investigation in the fall into whether or not Verizon, Cablevision and time Warner are delivering broadband that's as fast as the providers claim it is.

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

wegner, a patent attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Younger children should feel like they're choosing their home—without actually getting a choice in the matter, said Adam Bailey, a real estate attorney based in New York.

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

She was made her father's attorney when he became ill.

她在父亲生病时代理父亲的事务。

牛津词典

...a prosecuting attorney.

检察官

柯林斯高阶英语词典

George is an attorney. He has his own practice.

乔治是个律师. 他自己开业.

期刊摘选

Then as your attorney in this matter, I advise you to marry the woman immediateIy.

所以做为你的律师在这个案子上, 我建议你立即和那个女人结婚.

电影对白

The defense attorney phrased his summation at last.

最后,辩护律师作了辩论总结.

《简明英汉词典》

The district attorney a good suit against the embezzler.

区检察长对盗用公款者提出起诉.

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But when just started disciple attorney, his lovable wife actually contracts incurable goworld go to him.

但刚开始执业律师时, 他可爱的妻子却患绝症撒手人寰离他而去.

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But about nine months later, Jack got an unexpected letter from an attorney.

九个月以后, 杰克以外地收到一封律师信.

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For more information about workers'compensation insurance, contact a qualified attorney.

欲知工伤补偿保险的具体信息, 可与资深律师联系.

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The attorney for the union accused the Mayor of playing politics.

工会的律师谴责市长在这次罢工中耍阴谋.

《简明英汉词典》

The poor fellow had got the attorney to promise secrecy, but what of that?

可怜的小家伙已经让律师向他保证,要替他保守秘密, 可那又有什么用?

期刊摘选

More pressure today on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

今天,现任总检察长阿尔伯托.冈萨雷斯面临更大的压力.

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Attorney : Before you signed death certificate, had you taken the pulse?

律师: 在签署死亡证之前, 你测过脉搏没有?

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By signing this Limited Power of Attorney , the Customer acknowledges that Customer has carefully read.

客户承认客户及客户之交易代理人已阅读并了解风险告知文件, 并同意其所有条款.

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For more information, contact an attorney qualified in this area of the law.

想了解更详细的信息, 可向熟悉此领域的律师咨询.

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On his refusal to appear in person or by his attorney, he was pronounced contumacious.

由于他拒绝亲自出庭或派他的律师出庭, 被宣布为抗传.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The district attorney disregarded petty criminals; he was after big game: the leader of the gang.

地方检察官不注重小罪犯; 他在猎大物 —— 罪魁祸首.

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At a minimum, you need a good attorney and a qualified accountant.

至少, 你需要一个好的律师和一位合格的管帐师.

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The attorney for the defense challenged the juror.

被告辩护律师不同意这位陪审员.

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Palmer wants to spill everything to network anchor Maureen Kingsley before confessing to the District Attorney.

帕默意图在向地区检察官袒露实情前,先将事件知会媒体部主持人莫林.金丝利.

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Laying the blame on the accountant or attorney.

将责任归结于会计师和律师.

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Attorney Yao graduated from Jilin University, L L.

吉林大学毕业,法学硕士,1994年取得律师资格, 具有证券律师、济师和全国企业法律顾问资格.

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But he attributed this to his attorney.

但他迄今还没有还清债务.

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He acted as attorney for me.

他充当我的律师.

《简明英汉词典》

She was made her father's attorney when he became ill.

她在父亲生病时代理父亲的事务。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Luckily, Nancy's father and her attorney were one and the same person.

幸运的是，南希的父亲就是她的律师。

柯林斯例句

They didn't want her as attorney general.

他们不想要她做司法部长。

柯林斯例句

The attorney who will prosecute the case says he cannot reveal how much money is involved.

将对此案提起公诉的律师说他不能透露具体的涉案金额。

柯林斯例句

The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute.

司法部长很清楚他决定起诉可能引发的政治后果。

柯林斯例句

He referred the matter to the Attorney General for possible action against several newspapers.

他把对几家报纸可能提起诉讼的事宜提交首席检察官来处理。

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