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counsel
建议；忠告
核心释义
Advice; guidance.
- 1.
交换意见与建议,尤指法律事务；协商。
The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- 2.
判断力的运用；审慎。
Exercise of judgment; prudence.
- 3.
建议；指导。
Advice; guidance.
- 4.
深思熟虑的目的；意图；计谋；计划。
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- 5.
律师,如英国王室法律顾问(KC或QC)。
A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
律师；法律顾问；磋商；咨询；谨慎；审慎；意图；计划；交换意见与建议,尤指法律事务；协商。
用法In use
She sought counsel from her mentor before making a decision.
用法提示：counsel 作为名词，表示“忠告”。
The defendant was represented by experienced counsel.
用法提示：counsel 作为名词，表示“法律顾问”。
His counsel proved invaluable during the crisis.
用法提示：counsel 作为名词，表示“忠告”。
seek counsel from sb
He decided to seek counsel from a lawyer before signing the contract.
他决定在签署合同前咨询律师的意见。
follow sb's counsel
You should follow your parents' counsel and save more money.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- legal counsel
- 法律顾问
- The company hired experienced legal counsel to handle the case.这家公司聘请了经验丰富的法律顾问来处理这个案件。
- seek counsel
- 寻求建议
- You should seek counsel from your teacher before making the decision.在做决定之前，你应该向你的老师寻求建议。
- follow someone's counsel
- 听从某人的忠告
- He decided to follow his father's counsel and study medicine.他决定听从父亲的忠告，学习医学。
- counsel for the defense
- 辩护律师
- The counsel for the defense presented new evidence in court.辩护律师在法庭上出示了新的证据。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：counsel（法律顾问）与 council（委员会）拼写相近，记“律师 counsel 给建议，议会 council 做决策”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal、professional、formal advice counsel作名词表示'法律顾问'或'忠告'时，通常用于正式场合或专业语境，例如法律、咨询等领域。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意：counsel 作为名词时，表示‘律师’或‘忠告’；与介词 for 搭配，如 counsel for the defense（辩护律师）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 -nsel 结尾，但只有 cancel 与 counsel 的尾音 /sәl/ 完全押韵；channel、diesel、handsel、tinsel、vessel 拼写相似，但重读元音不同，发音并不押韵。
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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