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
- The poor child was cheated out of his inheritance by a dishonest lawyer.
这个可怜的孩子被一个狡猾的律师骗去了遗产。 - I copied it down the way my lawyer read it to me this morning.
我把今天早上律师念的一字不差地记了下来。 - The lawyer claims that the accused was not guilty.
律师声称被告无罪。 - He could have made a fortune as a lawyer
他本可以当律师挣大钱的。 - 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。 - The lawyer undertook the case.
该律师经手承办这宗案件。 - '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 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。 - The Lawyer may refuse to undertake a case which appears to him unsound.
律师可能拒绝承办他认为站不住脚的案件。 - 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。