Word · Frequency #907
clients
顾客；客户
clients is the plural of client.
核心释义
a customer; a person who pays for goods or services
- 1.
顾客,商品或服务的购买者或接受者
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
- 2.
向律师寻求建议的人
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
- 3.
请求和/或使用由具有服务器角色的另一程序所提供的服务的计算机应用程序或系统的角色
The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
- 4.
购买商品或服务的人
someone who pays for goods or services
- 5.
从律师或会计师等专业人士那里获得帮助或服务的人
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
- 6.
(计算机科学)连接到计算机网络的任何计算机
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- 7.
雇用或委托律师代表其处理法律事务的人,或仅向律师透露机密事项以寻求专业帮助但未委托律师的人
A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
委托人；客户；客户端；客户机；顾客,商品或服务的购买者或接受者；向律师寻求建议的人；请求和/或使用由具有服务器角色的另一程序所提供的服务的计算机应用程序或系统的角色
用法In use
The lawyer met with her client to discuss the case.
用法提示：此处 'client' 指律师的委托人，体现了 '委托人' 的含义。
Our company values every client and strives to provide excellent service.
用法提示：此处 'client' 指公司的客户，体现了 '客户' 的含义。
The hairdresser asked her client what style she wanted.
用法提示：此处 'client' 指服务行业的顾客，体现了 '客户' 的含义。
client of sb/sth
表示某人的客户或某机构的客户。
She is a loyal client of the law firm.
她是一家律师事务所的忠实客户。
client with sth
描述具有某种特征的客户。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- legal client
- 法律客户
- The lawyer is meeting with her legal client this afternoon.律师今天下午与她的法律客户会面。
- client confidentiality
- 客户保密
- Client confidentiality is essential in legal practice.客户保密在法律实践中至关重要。
- regular client
- 老客户
- We offer discounts to our regular clients.我们为老客户提供折扣。
- client base
- 客户群
- The company has a large client base in Asia.该公司在亚洲拥有庞大的客户群。
- client server
- 客户端服务器
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘克莱恩特’——付钱委托你办事的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 商务, 服务行业, 日常; note_zh: 通常指购买商品或服务的顾客，常见于商业、法律等正式场合，也用于日常生活。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the same ending /aɪənt/ (giant, defiant, compliant) rhyme with client. Words spelled with -ient (patient, ancient, sufficient) have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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