attorney

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六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 3

n a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

n. 代理人, 律师
[经] 律师, 代理人

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

7,239

BNC 频率

1,069

使用频率

attorney 可以拆分为 attorn（转让、委托）和后缀 -ey。其中 attorn 源自法语，表示法律上的代理或代表，结合后缀理解为“法律代理人”。

例句

1. The attorney helped me understand the legal process.

律师帮助我理解法律程序。

2. She hired an attorney to represent her in the case.

她雇了一位律师来代表她处理这个案子。

3. My friend is studying to become an attorney after graduation.

我的朋友毕业后正在学习成为一名律师。