1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, agent noun from prosequi (see prosecute). Specific legal sense of "one who brings a case in a court of law" is from 1620s; earlier such a person was a promoter (late 15c.). Related: Prosecutorial.
双语例句
1. The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to thunder an objection.
检察官朝拿破仑望去，等他大声抗议。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Rarely does a grand jury publicly disagree with a prosecutor.
大陪审团公开反对公诉人意见的情况很少见。
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3. She was a sort of policewoman-cum-prosecutor.
她可以说是警察兼检察官。
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4. The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.
辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人.
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5. The public prosecutor charged treason against the prisoner.
