詞彙精選：attorney的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

【美】律師

例句：

George is an attorney.

喬治是個律師。

例句：

The defense attorney's objection was overruled by the judge.

被告辯護律師提出的反對被法官駁回了。

代理人

例句：

The letter of attorney must list the items of trust and the limit of powers.

授權委託書必須記明委託事項和權限。

二、詞義辨析：

attorney,lawyer,counsel,advocate

這些名詞均含有“律師”之意。attorney主要用於美國，指代理當事人處理遺囑檢驗等法律事務的律師，有時可與lawyer通用，泛指辯護律師。lawyer普通用詞，指精通法律規則並有權以法律代理人或顧問身份在法庭上執行法律或爲委託人服務的人。counsel指單獨或集體爲當事人提供諮詢或出庭處理案件的法律顧問或律師。advocate專指以羅馬法律的基本法制的一些國家的(如蘇格蘭等)和一些特別法庭的律師；也可指出庭辯護的律師。

三、相關短語：

attorney general

n.首席檢察官,司法部長

power of attorney

委託權,代理權

prosecuting attorney

n.檢察官

district attorney

公訴人,檢查官

state's attorney

【法】 公訴人, 州檢察官

四、參考例句：

The attorney's summation was telling.

這個律師的判論總結是非常有效的。

The defense attorney phrased his summation at last.

最後,辯護律師作了辯論總結。

The district attorney processed against the defaulting debtor.

地方檢查官起訴不履行債務的債務人。

The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased.

辯護人指責陪審員偏袒一方。

Mrs White delegated her power of attorney to her nephew.

懷特夫人授權她的侄子作爲她的代理人。

The defense attorney's objection was overruled by the judge.

被告辯護律師提出的反對被法官駁回了。

The court appointed an attorney for the accused man.

法院爲被告人指定了一名律師。

The attorney agreed to do it for a small consideration.

律師同意收取很少的報酬來做這件事。

An attorney was chosen to execute the will.

一名律師被選定來執行該遺囑。

The attorney's final argument was very polished and powerful.

律師的總結陳詞非常精練而有力。