A jurist is a person who knows the law in a very deep way — not just how to fill in a form, but why the law is written as it is, and how one rule sits next to another.

A jurist法學家 is是 a person who knows the law一個非常深入了解法律的人 in a very deep way, — not just不只是 how to fill in a form怎麼填表格, but而是 why the law is written as it is法律為什麼會這樣寫, and並且 how one rule sits next to another一條規則跟另一條規則之間怎麼搭配。

Though actually, people use it a little loosely. The lawyer who stands up in court every day is usually just called a lawyer. When someone says jurist, they often mean a judge, a university law teacher, or a writer of important law books — the kind of person other lawyers listen to.

Though actually不過其實, people人們 use it用這個字 a little loosely用得有點鬆散。The lawyer那位律師 who stands up in court every day天天上法庭的 is usually just called通常只會被叫做 a lawyer律師。When someone says當有人說 jurist jurist(法學家), they often mean他們通常指的是 a judge, a university law teacher, or a writer of important law books法官、大學法律教授,或重要法律著作的作者 — the kind of person那種 other lawyers listen to別的律師會聽他意見的人。

It sounds rather formal, and a bit old-fashioned in British English; Americans still use it for judges and famous legal thinkers. It is not a shop-door job title.

It它 sounds rather formal聽起來相當正式, and而且 a bit old-fashioned in British English在英式英文裡有點過時; Americans美國人 still use it仍然會用它 for judges and famous legal thinkers來稱呼法官和有名的法律思想家。It它 is not不是 a shop-door job title那種掛在店門口的職稱。