Prosecutor
“Prosecutor”负责审查证据、决定是否起诉并在庭审中控诉被告；不同司法体制称谓略有差异，但核心角色一致。
- “The lead prosecutor outlined the charges on the first day of trial.” (庭审首日，首席检察官概述了指控罪名。)
- “Federal prosecutors indicted several executives for fraud.” (联邦检察官以欺诈罪起诉几名高管。)
- “She dreamed of becoming a prosecutor after law school.” (她法学院毕业后立志当一名检察官。)
与 prosecution 同源，来自拉丁语 prōsequī（追随案件直至裁决）。
Prosecute + -or（执行者），同类结构如 auditor、editor。
韩剧、美剧法庭戏常见角色；中文读者宜区分检察官（大陆法系概念）与英美 prosecutorial discretion（起诉裁量权）语境差异。
- 固定搭配: “assistant prosecutor” (助理检察官), “special prosecutor” (特别检察官)
Prosecute（起诉）加上控制庭审节奏的“人”——prosecutor。
“The prosecutor asked pointed questions that unsettled the witness.” (检察官提出的问题尖锐，让证人坐立不安。)