JP here is short for Justice of the Peace. In Britain this is a person who sits in a local court and hears smaller cases — small crimes, some family matters, whether someone should stay in jail before a bigger trial.

JP here在這裡 is是 Justice of the Peace治安法官 short for的縮寫。In Britain在英國 this這 is是 a person一個人 who sits in坐鎮 a local court地方法院 and hears並且審理 smaller cases較輕的案件——small crimes輕微的刑案、some family matters一些家事糾紛、whether是否 someone should stay in jail某人該不該先還押 before a bigger trial在更大的審判之前。

Many are not career judges, and many are not paid. They can still send some people to prison, but they do not run the huge trials you see in films.

Many許多人 are not不是 career judges專職法官, and而且 many許多人 are not不支 paid薪水。They他們 can still仍然可以 send some people to prison把一些人送進監獄, but但 they他們 do not run不主持 the huge trials you see in films電影裡那種大陣仗的審判。

In some other places, especially parts of the United States, a JP may also marry people or sign papers. Taiwan does not have this job.

In some other places在其他一些地方, especially尤其是 parts of the United States美國的部分地區, a JP JP 也可能may also marry people替人證婚 or sign papers或簽文件。Taiwan台灣 does not have沒有 this job這個職位。

If you hold onto “a local judge for smaller things,” you will not go far wrong for the British meaning. Though actually, the title sounds grand — justice, peace — and students sometimes imagine a top judge. It is a local, everyday kind of court power.

If you hold onto如果你記住 “a local judge for smaller things,”「處理小事的地方法官」這說法, you will not go far wrong就八九不離十了 for the British meaning對英式用法來說。Though actually不過事實上, the title這頭銜 sounds grand聽起來很威風——justice正義, peace和平——and而 students學生 sometimes imagine有時會想像 a top judge一位大法官。It這 is是 a local地方性 everyday日常 kind of court power的法庭權力。