paralegal

名词 n.
/ˌpæɹəˈliːɡl̩/    /ˌpɛɹəˈliɡ(ə)l/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

词形变化

paralegals plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Hellenic *pərai
Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der.
English para-
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.?
Proto-Italic *lēks
Latin lex
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin lēgālislbor.
English legal
English paralegal
From para- + legal.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary