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counsel 的音标为英 /ˈkaʊnsl/、美 /ˈkaʊnsl/,是一个兼具名词和动词词性的多义词,核心含义围绕“建议”与“法律代理”展开。作为名词时,它既可以表示正式的“劝告、忠告”(不可数),也可指“辩护律师、法律顾问”(可数);作为动词时则意为“劝告、建议”或“提供咨询”。这种一词多义的特性使其在法律、咨询和日常语境中均有广泛应用。

一、核心含义与用法

1. 名词用法

劝告、忠告(正式,不可数):指权威或深思熟虑的建议,语气比普通的“advice”更郑重。
例:The princess ignored the wizard's wise counsel and opened the box.(公主无视法师明智的劝告,打开了盒子。)
例:Good counsel has no price.(谚:忠言无价。)

辩护律师、法律顾问(可数):法律语境中代表当事人的专业律师,尤其强调法庭上的代理角色。
例:The counsel for the defense rose to speak to the judge.(辩护律师起身向法官发言。)
例:Each side of a case in court has its own counsel.(法庭上原告和被告双方都有各自的律师。)
注:在英国,“Queen's Counsel”(QC)指“御用大律师”,是资深律师的荣誉头衔。

2. 动词用法

劝告、建议:正式语境中表示“建议采取某种行动”,常用搭配为 counsel sb. to do sth.counsel doing sth.
例:Most experts counsel caution in such cases.(大多数专家建议在这样的情况下要谨慎从事。)
例:The philosopher counseled acceptance of suffering.(那位哲学家建议人们接受痛苦。)

提供咨询:针对具体问题(如心理、学业等)提供专业指导。
例:Trained professionals were available to counsel victims of the tragedy.(有受过训练的专业人士可为事故受害者提供咨询。)
例:My sister counsels children who are having difficulty in school.(我妹妹为学习有困难的孩子提供咨询。)

二、常见短语搭配

 

短语 含义 示例
legal counsel 法律顾问;法律意见 In the US, everyone who is arrested has a right to legal counsel.(在美国,每个被捕者都有权获得法律顾问。)
take counsel 商量,征求意见 She told me I should take counsel with my priest.(她告诉我应该征求神父的意见。)
keep one's own counsel 不泄露计划;保持沉默 Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel.(古斯科特很少发表意见,更喜欢把看法埋在心里。)
senior counsel 资深大律师;高级法律顾问 The company hired a senior counsel to handle the merger.(公司聘请了资深法律顾问处理并购事宜。)

 

三、例句(10句)

他总是能依靠她明智的忠告。(名词:劝告)
He had always been able to count on her wise counsel.

被告律师建议法官休庭。(名词:辩护律师)
The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.

专家建议不要在疫情期间旅行。(动词:建议)
Experts counsel against traveling during the pandemic.

这位心理学家为饮食失调患者提供咨询。(动词:提供咨询)
The psychologist counsels people with eating disorders.

皇室法律顾问是英国法律体系中的最高级别律师。(名词:御用大律师)
Queen's Counsels are the highest-ranking lawyers in the UK.

她无视父母的劝告,独自创业。(名词:劝告)
She ignored her parents' counsel and