counsel
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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- wise
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide
- …
- prevail
- counsel on
- a counsel of despair
- Listen to the counsel of your elders.
- (law
法律 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 justicesee also Queen’s Counsel刑事审判 犯法 - break/violate/obey/uphold the law
违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 - be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 - be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 - be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 - be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 - face two charges of indecent assault
面临两项猥亵罪的指控 - admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 - deny the allegations/claims/charges
否认指控 - confess to a crime
坦白罪行 - grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
法律程序 - stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 - take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 - face/avoid/escape prosecution
面临／免于／逃脱起诉 - seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 - hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
开庭；出庭；休庭 - sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
担任／影响／说服陪审团 - sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 - plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
认罪；不认罪 - be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
被召唤进入／进入证人席 - take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 - call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 - give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 - raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
提出／撤销／否决异议 - reach a unanimous/majority verdict
作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 - return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 - convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
宣判被告有罪／无罪 - secure a conviction/your acquittal
获得有罪／无罪判决 - lodge/file an appeal
提出上诉 - appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
判刑与惩罚 - pass sentence on somebody
宣布对某人的判决 - carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 - receive/be given the death penalty
被判死刑 - be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
被判十年（监禁） - carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 - be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 - do/serve time/ten years
服刑；服十年徒刑 - be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 - be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 - be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
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.
lawyer 泛指律师，有资格提供法律咨询、为当事人准备法律文件、在法庭上代表当事人。 - 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 为正式的法律用语，指代表当事人出庭的律师： - 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
首席检察官
- 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.
Topics 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- chief
- lead
- …
- appoint
- hire
- retain
- …
- represent somebody
- cross-examine somebody
- question somebody
- …
- counsel for
- to be represented by counsel
词源Middle 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.
艾米丽怀疑他对她说了什么，但保留了自己的意见。
- Emily doubted what he told her but kept her own counsel.