client
/ˈklaɪənt/noun
1
- a person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company（律师等的）当事人; 委托人：
insurance tailor-made to a client's specific requirements.
根据委托人特殊要求度身制定的保险。
1.1
- a person being dealt with by social or medical services（社会或医疗服务的）当事人; 病人, 病家：
a client referred for counselling.
经指定需给予咨询的当事人。
2
- Computing (in a network) a desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining information and applications from a server【计算机】（网络）客户机。
2.1
- （亦作client application 或 program）a program that is capable of obtaining a service provided by another program客户应用程序, 客户程序。
3
- (in ancient Rome) a plebeian under the protection of a patrician（古罗马）贵族庇护下的平民。
3.1
- archaic a dependant; a hanger-on〈古〉受赡养者; 食客。
派生词
clientship
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin cliens, client-, variant of cluens 'heeding', from cluere 'hear or obey'. The term originally denoted a person under the protection and patronage of another, hence a person 'protected' by a legal adviser (sense 1).