lawyer
/ˈlɔɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɔɪər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlȯ-yər ˈlȯi-ər/ (ame, mw)
lawyer — 名詞
- lawyersingular
- lawyersplural
1. a person who knows the law well through education and training, and whose work i
律師
提供法律諮詢與法庭辯護的專業人士
a person who knows the law well through education and training, and whose work involves advising people or organisations on legal issues and defending or arguing for them in a court of law
Ezra hired a lawyer to help him write a contract for his new business.
Ezra 聘請了一位律師幫他的新事業撰寫合約。
collocation: hire a lawyer
Before signing anything, the company's lawyer reviewed every page of the agreement.
在簽署任何文件之前，這家公司的律師仔細審閱了合約的每一頁。
possessive noun + lawyer (corporate context)
A good lawyer explains difficult legal terms in plain language that anyone can follow.
好的律師會用簡單易懂的語言解釋困難的法律術語。
Tariq's lawyer argued that the other driver had not been paying attention to the road.
Tariq 的律師主張對方駕駛當時沒有注意路況。
- attorney
formal term used in the US, especially when referring to someone with legal authority to act for another person; largely interchangeable with lawyer in American English
- barrister
UK term for a lawyer who argues cases in higher courts; does not normally deal directly with the public
- solicitor
UK term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, and may represent clients in lower courts
- counsel
formal term for the lawyer or team of lawyers representing a client in court; often used in court settings ('counsel for the defence')
文法句型
[noun]
用法筆記
In the US, lawyer and attorney are used interchangeably in everyday speech, though attorney is the more precise technical term. In the UK and other Commonwealth countries, a solicitor gives legal advice and prepares documents, while a barrister argues cases in higher courts. Lawyer can refer to either type.