amicus
/əˈmaɪkəs/(全称amicus curiae /ˈkjʊərɪiː/)
noun
(pl. amici /-kaɪ/, amici curiae)
- an impartial adviser to a court of law in a particular case（具体案件的）庭审顾问, 法庭之友。
词源
early 17th cent.: modern Latin， literally 'friend'， (in full) 'friend of the court'.