英国英语和美国英语法律英语名单
请注意，由于法律体系不同，下面的许多同义词都是近似的。
英式英语和美式英语中含义不同的法律用语
casualty——受伤的人(如“casualty department”)——被杀的人(如“casualty figures”)
solicitor-律师(传统上为客户提供建议，由“barrister”在法庭上代表他们)-城镇或政府部门的首席法律官员
(legal) brief——给大律师的关于在法庭上做什么的文件——给法庭的证明一方观点的文件
DC -侦探警官(如“DC Smith”)-哥伦比亚特区(如“Washington DC”)
first degree – first degree burn – first degree murder 一级–一级烧–一级谋杀
constable - police officer -送达传票的官员(英式英语中为“bailiff” or “sheriff’s officer” )
mortuary -存放尸体的地方(美式英语中的“morgue”)-殡仪馆/殡仪馆
(police) commissioner-警察专业负责人(美式英语为“chief of police”)-负责监督警察队伍的人
appropriation – misappropriating money – dispensing money 拨款–挪用资金–分配资金
英美英语中不同的法律词汇
- murder – homicide
- theft – larceny
- PC/ bobby – patrolman
- manslaughter/ culpable homicide – second degree murder
- solicitor – (corporate/ transactional) attorney
- barrister – attorney/ litigator
- driving license – driver’s license
- police car/ panda car – patrol car/ police cruiser
- serious crime – felony
- magistrates’ courts/ county courts – district court/ circuit court/ state courts
- court of appeal – court of appeal/ appellate court
- public prosecutor – DA/ district attorney
- CPS/ Crown Prosecution Service – DA’s office
- minor crime – misdemeanor
- claimant/ pursuer – plaintiff
- company law – corporate law
- employment law – labor law
- competition law – antitrust law
- crown court – district court
- defence – defense
- traffic warden – parking enforcement officer
- traffic cop – highway patrolman
- drink driving – drunk driving
- prison warden – prison governor
- truncheon – nightstick/ billy club
- the Crown – the State (versus…)
- gaol/ the nick/ the slammer/ jail – the can/ the cooler/ the joint/ the pen/ penitentiary/ pokey/ jail
- mortuary – morgue
- witness box – witness stand
- GBH/ grievous bodily harm – aggravated battery/ felony assault
- tribunal – arbitration
- grass – stool pigeon/ snitch
- allow a lower court’s decision – affirm a lower court’s decision
- dismiss a lower court’s decision – reverse a lower court’s decision
- police commissioner – chief of police
- paddy wagon – Black Maria
- tout – scalp
- right of access – visiting rights
- called to the bar – admitted to the bar
- articles of association – bylaws
- flick knife – switchblade
- clerk to the court – clerk of the court/ clerk of court
英国英语和美国英语的医学词汇
英国英语和美国英语中医学词汇的不同含义
surgery – doctor’s office – operating theatre 外科-医生办公室-手术室
casualty——受伤的人(如“casualty department”)——被杀的人(如“casualty figures”)
mortuary太平间-存放尸体的地方(美国叫“morgue”)-殡仪馆/殡仪馆
medic – doctor/ internist – EMT/ paramedic/ military corpsman医生-医生/内科医生-急救人员/辅助医务人员/军医
英式英语和美式英语中的不同医学词汇
只有拼写不同的单词排在最后
- surgery – doctor’s office
- chemist’s – pharmacy
- (sticky) plaster/ Elastoplast – Band Aid
- paracetamol – acetaminophen/ Tylenol
- jab – shot
- tablets – pills
- A&E/ accident and emergency/ casualty (department) – ER/ emergency room
- GP/ general practitioner – primary care practitioner
- operation – surgery
- cotton buds – Q tips
- cotton wool – cotton balls
- mouth to mouth (resuscitation) – rescue breathing
- operating theatre – operating room/ OR
- in theatre – in the OR
- plaster cast – cast
- nappy – diaper
- speciality – specialty
- antenatal – prenatal
- Mr… for surgeons – Dr… for surgeons
- sister – charge nurse
- mortuary – morgue
- anaesthetist – anesthesiologist
- anaesthetics – anesthesiology.
- (ophthalmic) optician – optometrist
- emergency trolley – crash cart
- foundation year – internship
- appendectomy – appendicectomy
- oesophagus – esophagus
- CTG – fetal non-stress test
- observations – vitals
- ECG/ EEG – EKG/ EEG
- BM test – blood sugar test
- Zimmer frame – walker
- hb – hbg
- anaemia – anemia
- caesarean – cesarean
- diarrhoea – diarrhea
- gynaecology – gynecology
- haemoglobin – hemoglobin
- haemorrhage – hemorrhage
- leukaemia – leukemia
- orthopaedic – orthopedic
- oestrogen – estrogen
- paediatric – pediatric
- intervertebral disc – intervertebral disk
- oedema – edema
- oesophagus – esophagus
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