counsel

counsel, advice

这两个名词间的区别与两者的动词形式advise, counsel间的区别相同,参见advise条。

counsel, advice, opinion, point of view, view

这组词(组)共同的意思是“意见”或“建议”。它们的区别在于：

1.point of view指看问题的角度,着眼于对事物的考虑方法,多指别人的观点。例如:

It is wrong to approach a problem from a metaphysical point of view.用形而上学的观点来看待问题是错误的。

2.opinion一般指对事物的看法,包括从纯个人的判断到较权威性的评论。例如:

He always imposes his opinion upon others.他总是把自己的意见强加于人。

The opinion is accepted as true.这个意见被认为是正确的。

Most of my classmates accord in that opinion.我们班大多数同学都是那个意见。

3.counsel是正式用语,多指重要的或具有权威性的意见。例如:

You had better follow his counsel.你最好听从他的忠告。

They refused to listen to the old man's counsel.他们不听老人的劝告。

4.view表示对某事物的特殊看法,特指个人学识与感情影响的意见,常用复数形式。例如:

His views are conservative.他的见解是保守的。

5.advice通常指向某人提出意见或看法,促使对方去做或不做某事以免犯错误,有劝告的意味。例如:

He asked me to give him some advice.他请我给他提些建议。

I accepted his advice in buying a new car.我听了他的话买了辆新车。

She countered that her advice had not been heeded.她反驳说她的建议未被重视。

counsel, advocate, attorney, barrister, counselor, lawyer, solicitor

这组词的共同含意是“律师”。lawyer是律师的总称; barrister是英国的出庭律师; solicitor是英国的初级律师,为barrister的出庭准备材料; counsel, counselor和attorney都用于美国, counselor可指律师,也可指法律顾问, counsel意思与counselor相同,但可用于复数,即“辩方”, attorney主要指法律或财务方面的代理人; 而advocate则指大陆法系国家的律师。