attorney
英 [ə'tɜːnɪ]
美[ə'tɝni]
- n. 律师；代理人
同义词辨析
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。
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The city attorney's office hasn't found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
- 市检察官办公室尚未发现任何刑事犯罪的证据。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. An attorney is your employee, in a manner of speaking.
- 律师也可以说是你的雇员。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They didn't want her as attorney general.
- 他们不想要她做司法部长。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. 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。
来自《权威词典》