ombudsman

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n. (专查官员舞弊的)调查官 [法] 调查专员, 监察专员, 司法专员

发音

UK /ˈɒmbədzmən/
AU
US /ˈɑmbədzmən/
其它 /ʔomˈbʊds.mɐn/
其它 /ˈʔom-/

词形变化

ombudsmen 复数 ombudsmen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.

    申诉专员

    调查专员

  2. 2.

    A designated internal mediator in an organization whose duty is to assist members with conflict resolution and other problems and to serve as an independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness, efficiency, and humaneness.

词汇关系

名词

词源

Borrowed from Swedish ombudsman (equivalent to ombud (“representative, proxy”) + man), from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.

来源:wiktionary