| 释义 |
law·yer
\ˈlȯyə(r), ˈlȯiə-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English lawyere, from lawe law + -ere; -iere -er
1. : a specialist in or a practitioner of law : one (as an attorney, counselor, solicitor, barrister, or advocate) whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to the prosecution or defense of lawsuits or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
2.
a. : bowfin
b. : the New World burbot
c. : gray snapper
3.
a. dialect England : a bramble or the thorny stem of a brier
b. : any of various trailing brambles of New Zealand (especially Rubus australis) that scramble over other growth, can be held in position by backward-pointing hooks, and sometimes attain a basal thickness of 5 to 6 inches
4. : black-necked stilt |