英语词汇“counsel-keepers”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

counsel /kownˈsl/

noun

Advice

Consultation

Deliberation

A person who gives counsel, a barrister or advocate

transitive verb

counˈselling

counˈselled

To advise

To warn

ORIGIN: Fr conseil, from L consilium advice, from consulere to consult

counsˈellable adjective

That may be counselled

counˈselling noun

(a service consisting of) helping people to adjust to or deal with personal problems, etc by enabling them to discover for themselves the solution to the problems while receiving sympathetic attention from a counsellor

(sometimes) the giving of advice on miscellaneous problems

counˈsellor or (N American) counˈselor noun

A person who counsels

A person involved in counselling

A barrister (now chiefly US)

A senior diplomatic officer

counˈsellorship or (US) counˈselorship noun

counˈsel-keeper noun (Shakespeare)

One who can keep counsel or a secret

counˈsel-keeping adjective

counsel of perfection

A commendation of something beyond the binding minimum, something not absolutely imperative, but commended as the means of reaching greater ‘perfection’
An impractical ideal

keep counsel

To keep a secret

Queen's Counsel or King's Counsel

A barrister or advocate appointed by letters patent (the office is honorary, but gives the right of precedence in all the courts) (abbrev QC or KC)