单词
attorney
读音
əˈtɜːrni
美式
英式
词根
"Attorney"的词根主要来自于法语动词 "atourner",含义是“指派”,短语 "a tourner"的意思是“转向”,与"转交,委托"有关。
释义
n. 律师;代理人;检察官 [ 复数 attorneys ]
例句
He needed to consult with an attorney.
他需要和律师咨询。
At the hearing, her attorney did not enter a plea.
在听证会上,她的律师没有提出申诉。
The new district attorney has promised to fight police corruption.
新上任的地方检察官承诺要与司法腐败作斗争。
He needed to consult with an attorney.
他需要和律师咨询。
At the hearing, her attorney did not enter a plea.
在听证会上,她的律师没有提出申诉。
The new district attorney has promised to fight police corruption.
新上任的地方检察官承诺要与司法腐败作斗争。
强化记忆
其中"Att-"与英文单词"at"概念接近,而"-torn"含义是转向,所以可以联想到一个场景: 在法庭上"转向(请教)"律师。"Attorney"一词最早出现在英国中世纪的法律文献中,原意是指"被委托者"。随着时间的推移,这个词的含义逐渐发展为"司法代理人",即我们今天所说的代理人或律师。
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but suddenly Gooseberry wanted to settle.Their attorney:"Ah, yes. My company's having a reorganization on our end."
I got a call from the highest ranking legal official in the state of Georgia:the attorney general.That moment was a wake-up call.
And one day it could affect you or your loved ones.I'm an attorney,probably not surprising by my knowledge of eggs,
a woman who CBP had recently separated from her seven-year-old son.I'm an immigration attorneyand the policy and litigation director of Al Otro Lado,
I have taught students,I've been an attorney,I'm a mediator
所属分类
大学,出国,专四专八,其他
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