attorney general
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首席检察官, (美国)司法部长
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词形变化
attorneys general
复数
attorney generals
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别名
Attorney-General
释义与例句
n.
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1.
The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.
司法部长
词汇关系
词源
From Anglo-Norman and Law French, (modern French avocat général or procureur général), hence the unusual order of adjective following noun, instead of idiomatic English *general attorney. Compare court martial, notary public, secretary general, surgeon general.
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