attorney

/əˈtɜːni/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

律师；代理人

释义与例句

n. 律师；代理人
a lawyer; a person appointed to act for another in legal or business matters
  1. You should hire an attorney before signing the contract.
    签合同前你应该聘请律师。
  2. The attorney general announced the new policy.
    司法部长宣布了新政策。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She gave her brother power of attorney.
    她授权她哥哥代理她的事务。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 attorney 源自古法语 atorné（被指定的人），指被授权代理他人的律师。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • attorneyship 代理人的职位
    attorneyship 指律师或代理人的职务。
同义词
  • lawyer 律师
    attorney 在美国常用，可指律师或授权代理人；lawyer 是更通用的律师称呼。
    She hired a lawyer to handle the case. 她雇了一位律师来处理这个案子。
反义词
  • client 委托人；客户
    attorney 代表他人处理事务；client 是被代表的委托人，二者相对。
    The lawyer met with his client to discuss the case. 律师与委托人会面讨论案件。
常见搭配
  • attorney general 司法部长；总检察长
    The attorney general announced the new policy. 司法部长宣布了新政策。
  • power of attorney 授权委托书；代理权
    She gave her brother power of attorney. 她授权她哥哥代理她的事务。
  • hire an attorney 聘请律师
    You should hire an attorney before signing the contract. 签合同前你应该聘请律师。