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单词 counsel
释义

counsel

/ˈkaʊns(ə)l /
noun
1 [mass noun] Advice, especially that given formally: with wise counsel a couple can buy a home that will be appreciating in value [count noun]: for the public, simple counsels of more patience are not enough...
  • As for the European Union, the situation is really bad, though wiser counsels may prevail in the next week or so.
  • In fact, this is only one of many wise counsels to the cautious buyer who fears being landed with a freshly minted or happily married antique.
  • To the spiritually minded he was rich in wise counsels.

Synonyms

advice, guidance, direction, instruction, information, enlightenment;
recommendations, suggestions, hints, tips, pointers, guidelines, ideas, opinions, views, facts, data;
warning, admonition, caution
1.1 archaic Consultation, especially to seek or give advice: he took much counsel with him

Synonyms

conference, consultation, discussion, deliberation, dialogue, conversation;
talks, negotiations
formal confabulation
2 (plural same) A barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case: the counsel for the defence...
  • Your role as a defence counsel is to fearlessly advocate for the person you are representing.
  • In other words, the efforts of the defence counsel on a partial indemnity basis are justified.
  • Defence counsel and the accused waive this date for jury selection and trial.

Synonyms

barrister, lawyer, counsellor, legal practitioner;
North American attorney;
North American & Irish counsellor-at-law;
Scottish Law advocate
informal brief
verb (counsels, counselling, counselled; US counsels, counseling, counseled) [with object]
1Give advice to (someone): careers officers should counsel young people in making their career decisions...
  • I would expect police officers to counsel the drivers on what is to be acquired.
  • In these new circumstances, he has counselled writers and intellectuals to be cautious.
  • In fact, she was counseled to remove her ear hoop for the forum, but she refused.
1.1Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems: he was being counselled for depression...
  • If professionals fail to counsel patients in the way recognized by their peers as appropriate they may be negligent.
  • His wife is a psychologist who counsels cancer patients for a living.
  • She estimated that she's counselled about 400 people, almost all of them women, since founding the organisation.
1.2Recommend (a course of action): the athlete’s coach counselled caution...
  • In fact, commanders counselled caution and warned that hasty judgements by the media would be premature!
  • The national development agency's study, which counselled caution, examined housing prices in 35 cities and urged authorities to prevent developing price distortions.
  • At most it counsels caution, prudence and a little more scepticism.

Synonyms

advise, guide, direct, recommend, encourage, entreat, urge, warn, admonish, caution;
give guidance to, give direction to, give one's opinion to, give one's suggestions to

Phrases

a counsel of despair

a counsel of perfection

keep one's own counsel

take counsel

Origin

Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium 'consultation, advice', related to consulere (see consult). Compare with council.

Rhymes

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