Defender
足球等运动中指防守位置球员;法律上可指辩护律师;公共讨论中 “defender of free speech” 指捍卫某种价值的人。
- “The defender blocked the shot at the last second.” (后卫在最后一秒封盖了投篮。)
- “She became a vocal defender of workers’ rights.” (她成为工人权益的积极捍卫者。)
- “The public defender represented clients who could not pay.” (公设辩护人为付不起律师费的当事人代理。)
拉丁语 defendere(挡开、保卫:de-「离开」+ -fendere「击打」)→ 古法语 defender → “defend”。
动词 “defend” 加施事者后缀 “-er”。
英美刑事剧中 “public defender” 为固定角色类型;体育解说常比较 defender 与 forward。
- 固定搭配: “public defender” (公设辩护人), “central defender” (中后卫)
- 动词: defend;名词: defense / defence
defend(防守)+ er → 站在防线上的那个人。
“The lawyer was known as a fierce defender of free press standards.” (这位律师以坚决维护新闻自由标准著称。)