词汇精选：attorney的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

【美】律师

例句：

George is an attorney.

乔治是个律师。

例句：

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

被告辩护律师提出的反对被法官驳回了。

代理人

例句：

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

授权委托书必须记明委托事项和权限。

二、词义辨析：

attorney,lawyer,counsel,advocate

这些名词均含有“律师”之意。attorney主要用于美国，指代理当事人处理遗嘱检验等法律事务的律师，有时可与lawyer通用，泛指辩护律师。lawyer普通用词，指精通法律规则并有权以法律代理人或顾问身份在法庭上执行法律或为委托人服务的人。counsel指单独或集体为当事人提供咨询或出庭处理案件的法律顾问或律师。advocate专指以罗马法律的基本法制的一些国家的(如苏格兰等)和一些特别法庭的律师；也可指出庭辩护的律师。

三、相关短语：

attorney general

n.首席检察官,司法部长

power of attorney

委托权,代理权

prosecuting attorney

n.检察官

district attorney

公诉人,检查官

state's attorney

【法】 公诉人, 州检察官

四、参考例句：

The attorney's summation was telling.

这个律师的判论总结是非常有效的。

The defense attorney phrased his summation at last.

最后,辩护律师作了辩论总结。

The district attorney processed against the defaulting debtor.

地方检查官起诉不履行债务的债务人。

The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased.

辩护人指责陪审员偏袒一方。

Mrs White delegated her power of attorney to her nephew.

怀特夫人授权她的侄子作为她的代理人。

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

被告辩护律师提出的反对被法官驳回了。

The court appointed an attorney for the accused man.

法院为被告人指定了一名律师。

The attorney agreed to do it for a small consideration.

律师同意收取很少的报酬来做这件事。

An attorney was chosen to execute the will.

一名律师被选定来执行该遗嘱。

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

律师的总结陈词非常精练而有力。