| 单词 | counsel |
| 释义 | Word Frequency counsel(ˈkaʊnsəl) noun 1. advice or guidance on conduct, behaviour, etc 2. discussion, esp on future procedure; consultation to take counsel with a friend 3. a person whose advice or guidance is or has been sought 4. a barrister or group of barristers engaged in conducting cases in court and advising on legal matters counsel for the prosecution 5. a policy or plan 6. Christianity any of the counsels of perfection or evangelical counsels, namely poverty, chastity, and obedience 7. counsel of perfection 8. private opinions or plans (esp in the phrase keep one's own counsel) 9. archaic wisdom; prudence verbWord forms: -sels, -selling, -selledWord forms: US -sels, -seling or -seled ▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with council 10. (transitive) to give advice or guidance to 11. (tr; often takes a clause as object) to recommend the acceptance of (a plan, idea, etc); urge 12. (intransitive) archaic to take counsel; consult Derived forms counsellable (ˈcounsellable) or US counselable (ˈcounselable) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French counseil, from Latin consilium deliberating body; related to consul, consult |
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