【barrister】 - A-level备考词汇

barrister

UK:  ['bærɪstə(r)]

US:  ['berɪstər]

复数：barristers  

n.

1.〔英国〕(能出席高级法庭的)律师

2.〔美国〕法律顾问,律师

1 . Dad: Torture. You mother's trying to fix you up with some divorcee. Human rights barrister. Pretty nasty beast, apparently.
爸爸：简直是在受折磨。你妈妈想给你介绍某个离过婚的男人，一个人权律师，显然就是令人讨厌的衣冠禽兽。

2 . ' The barrister said the club manager was left standing there in both considerable pain and 'somewhat bemused amazement'.
这位大律师说，这个俱乐部主帅当时只得很痛苦而又“无奈的呆站”在现场。

3 . While Cherie is a leading barrister with a six-figure salary, the president's wife was a shy former librarian who loves cooking.
切莉是一位月薪高达六位数的首席律师，而性格腼腆的美国总统夫人劳拉则曾是一位喜爱厨艺的图书管理员。

4 . People who have worked with Mr Sutherland say his style can be traced back to his days as a young barrister in Dublin.
与萨瑟兰共事过的人都说，他的作风可以追溯到年轻时代在都柏林当律师的那些日子。

5 . He was a barrister of Philadelphia, but became far more renowned by his gun than by his law cases.
他是费城的律师，但他打官司远不及打枪出名。