lawyer
英 [ˈlɔːjə(r)]
美 [ˈlɔːjər]
n. 律师
复数:lawyers
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1962 / COCA.816
牛津词典
noun
- 律师
a person who is trained and qualified to advise people about the law and to represent them in court, and to write legal documents
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 律师
Alawyeris a person who is qualified to advise people about the law and represent them in court.- Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week.
下周控辩双方律师将进行结案陈词。
- Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week.
In both British and American English,lawyeris a general term for someone who is qualified in law and represents people in legal matters. Americanlawyerscan prepare cases and can also represent their clients in court. Another American word commonly used forlawyerisattorney. In Britain, asolicitorprepares legal documents such as wills and contracts, and also prepares cases that are heard in court.Solicitorscan also represent their clients, especially in lower courts. In higher courts, the argument for each side is usually presented by abarrister. In Scotland, abarristeris usually called anadvocate.
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。
英英释义
noun
- a professional person authorized to practice law
双语例句
- He was not allowed access to a lawyer.
他未被获准见律师。 - The lawyer took two hours to interrogate the witness.
律师费两个小时的时间讯问证人。 - The angry lawyer smashed his fists against the desk.
愤怒的律师用拳头猛击桌子。 - The lawyer turned over the release papers.
律师提交了释放文书。 - The lawyer admitted that he was the firm's second lawyer. The first one had struck out completely.
该律师承认其为该公司的第二任律师。第一任已经干砸了。 - He was born in Hong Kong where he subsequently practised as a lawyer until his retirement
他出生在香港,后来在那里从事律师工作,直到退休。 - You ought to ask a lawyer's advice
你应当征求一下律师的意见。 - As a lawyer, I would deprecate any sort of legal control on gene therapy at this stage.
作为律师,我会反对在现阶段对基因疗法进行任何形式的法律管制。 - 'He was a lawyer before that,' Mary Ann put in
“在那之前他是个律师,”玛丽·安补充道。 - He has hired a lawyer to defend him against the allegations
他已聘请了一位律师针对这些指控为自己辩护。