coun·sel
noun/ˈkaʊnsl/
/ˈkaʊnsl/
[uncountable, countable]Idioms - (formal) advice, especially given by older people or experts; a piece of advice
（尤指年长者或专家的）劝告，忠告，建议 - Listen to the counsel of your elders.
要听从长辈的忠告。 - In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.
高明的建议最终占了上风。 - He is there to give you counsel on all matters.
他会在各方面给您建议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- wise
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide
- …
- prevail
- counsel on
- a counsel of despair
- Listen to the counsel of your elders.
- (law) a lawyer or group of lawyers representing somebody in court
法律顾问；律师 - to be represented by counsel
由律师代表 - the counsel for the defence/prosecution
被告／原告的律师 - defence/prosecuting counsel
被告／原告的律师 - The court then heard counsel for the dead woman's father.
法庭接着听取了女死者的父亲所请律师的陈述。
Wordfinder- accuse
- appeal
- counsel
- defendant
- evidence
- justice
- offence
- plea
- prosecution
- trial
Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justiceBreaking the lawsee also Queen’s Counsel- break/violate/obey/uphold the law
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
- face two charges of indecent assault
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
- deny the allegations/claims/charges
- confess to a crime
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
- face/avoid/escape prosecution
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
- secure a conviction/your acquittal
- lodge/file an appeal
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
- pass sentence on somebody
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
- receive/be given the death penalty
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
- do/serve time/ten years
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
More About lawyerslawyers- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
- In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
- the District Attorney
地方检察官
- the District Attorney
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
- counsel for the prosecution
控方律师
- counsel for the prosecution
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
- the Solicitor General
副检察长
- the Solicitor General
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2- He instructed his counsel to file bankruptcy proceedings.
他通知自己的律师提起破产诉讼。 - He worked for the committee as legislative counsel on issues of crime policy.
他是委员会刑事政策方面的立法顾问。 - His counsel argued that he had not intended to harm the women.
他的律师辩称他并非蓄意伤害那些妇女。 - Lawyers do not usually interrupt opposing counsel during closing arguments.
在辩论的最后陈述环节，一方律师通常不打断另一方律师的发言。 - My solicitor will brief the senior counsel.
我的初级律师将向高级律师提供诉讼摘要。 - She is general counsel for the American Bankers Association.
她是美国银行家协会的总法律顾问。 - She is lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case.
在这个案子中她是控方的首席律师。 - The accused was represented by a leading counsel.
被告由一名皇家大律师代表。 - The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel.
证人接受控方律师的盘问。 - the counsel for the defence/defense.
辩护律师 - Williams is the leading counsel for the victims' groups.
威廉斯是受害人律师团的首席律师。 - the lead counsel
首席律师 - They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.
在辩护中，他们聘请律师和目击证人作证的权利都遭拒绝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- chief
- lead
- …
- appoint
- hire
- retain
- …
- represent somebody
- cross-examine somebody
- question somebody
- …
- counsel for
- to be represented by counsel
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium ‘consultation, advice’, related to consulere ‘take counsel’. Compare with council.
Idioms
a counsel of despair
- (formal) advice not to try to do something because it is too difficult
知难而退的建议
a counsel of perfection
- (formal) advice that is good but that is difficult or impossible to follow
听上去完美却难以实行的建议
keep your own counsel
- (formal) to keep your opinions, plans, etc. secret
将自己意见（或计划等）保密；不暴露自己的意图 - Emily doubted what he told her but kept her own counsel.
艾米丽怀疑他告诉她的话，但保留了自己的建议。
- Emily doubted what he told her but kept her own counsel.