释义 |
attorney/əˈtɜ:ni/n. (pl. -eys) 1 a person, esp. a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters (业务或法律事务上的)代理人(尤指律师) 2 US a qualified lawyer, esp. one representing a client in a law court [美] (尤指出庭辩护的)律师 □ attorneyship n.[Middle English from Old French atorné, past part. of atorner ‘assign’, from ɑˋ ‘to’ + torner ‘turn’] |