scrivener

n. 代书人, 公证人, 代笔人 [法] 代笔人, 代书人, 公证人

发音

UK /ˈskɹɪvnə(ɹ)/
其它
US /ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/

词形变化

scriveners 复数 scriveners

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.

  2. 2.

    One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

scribe copyist

上位词 1

employee

相关短语

money scrivener [经] 筹集资金的掮客(放债人)

词源

From Middle English scryvener, alteration of scryveyn, from Anglo-Norman scrivein (“professional penman, copyist”), from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scriba, *scribanem, from Latin scriba, from scrībō (“to write”).

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