prosecutor
/ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər/ (ame, mw)
prosecutor — 名詞
- prosecutorsingular
- prosecutorsplural
1. a lawyer who works for the government and tries to prove in court that someone a
檢察官
代表政府起訴刑事被告的律師
a lawyer who works for the government and tries to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty
The prosecutor questioned the night-shift guard about what he saw outside the bank.
檢察官詢問了那位夜班警衛，問他當天晚上在銀行外面看到了什麼。
collocation: prosecutor questioned [witness]
After reviewing the security footage, the prosecutor dropped all charges against Daniel.
查看監視器畫面後，檢察官撤銷了對 Daniel 的所有指控。
collocation: prosecutor dropped charges
Sayaka worked as a prosecutor in Osaka for eight years before becoming a judge.
Sayaka 在大阪擔任了八年檢察官，之後成為法官。
The defense lawyer and the prosecutor argued for two hours about the DNA results.
辯護律師和檢察官就 DNA 檢驗結果爭論了兩個小時。
The prosecutor asked the judge for a longer sentence because the robbery had caused serious injuries.
檢察官請求法官判更長的刑期，因為那起搶劫造成了重傷。
Eleni's prosecutor presented a strong case, including fingerprints and a signed confession.
Eleni 的檢察官提出了有力的證據，包括指紋和一份簽名自白書。
- district attorney
used in the US for a prosecutor who works at the county level
- prosecuting attorney
a formal, less common term for a prosecutor, used in some US states
- state's attorney
used in some US states, especially Maryland and Illinois
- defense attorney
the lawyer who represents the person accused of a crime
文法句型
the prosecutor + verb
[possessive] + prosecutor
prosecutor + of + [jurisdiction]
用法筆記
In the US, prosecutors are sometimes called district attorneys (DAs) at the county level or United States Attorneys at the federal level. The prosecutor is always the lawyer representing the state or government — never the person accused of a crime.