A barrister is a lawyer in Britain (and in some places that follow British law) who stands up and argues cases in the higher courts. They wear the old court dress you see in films — the gown, and in some courts the wig. They are not the same as a solicitor.

A barrister is a lawyer in BritainBarrister是英國的一種律師（and in some places that follow British law在一些採用英國法律制度的地方也一樣） who stands up and argues cases in the higher courts站出來在高等法院裡辯論案子。They wear the old court dress you see in films他們穿著你在電影裡看到的那種老式法庭服裝——the gown, and in some courts the wig長袍，有些法庭還要戴假髮。They are not the same as a solicitor他們跟solicitor（事務律師）不一樣。

Though actually, students often want one English word for 律師, and British law refuses to be that tidy: a solicitor is the lawyer you usually meet first, who prepares papers and advises you; a barrister is the specialist who speaks in the higher court. You “call someone to the bar” when they become this kind of lawyer; the bar here means the legal profession, not a place that sells drinks.

Though actually不過其實，students often want one English word for 律師學生常常希望「律師」有一個對應的英文單字就好，and British law refuses to be that tidy但英國法律偏偏沒有那麼簡單：a solicitor is the lawyer you usually meet first, who prepares papers and advises yousolicitor是你通常最先接觸的律師，負責準備文件、給你建議；a barrister is the specialist who speaks in the higher courtbarrister則是專門在高等法院發言的專家。You "call someone to the bar" when they become this kind of lawyer當一個人成為這種律師時，會說「call someone to the bar」；the bar here means the legal profession這裡的「bar」指的是法律這一行，not a place that sells drinks不是賣酒的地方。

The word is British and formal. In the United States the usual word is just lawyer or attorney; they do not split the job this way.

The word is British and formal這個詞是英式、正式的。In the United States the usual word is just lawyer or attorney在美國，一般就說lawyer或attorney；they do not split the job this way他們不會這樣把工作分開。

In Hong Kong dramas you will hear 大律師 for this role. In Taiwan we almost always say 律師 for everyone, so when you see barrister, you need the extra idea: courtroom speaker in the British system, not “any lawyer.”

In Hong Kong dramas you will hear 大律師 for this role在香港的戲劇裡，這個角色會被稱為「大律師」。In Taiwan we almost always say 律師 for everyone在台灣，我們幾乎所有律師都叫「律師」，so when you see barrister, you need the extra idea所以看到barrister時，你需要多補一個概念：courtroom speaker in the British system, not "any lawyer"是英國制度裡在法庭上發言的那種律師，而不是「隨便一個律師」。