A lawman is an officer whose job is to make people follow the law — a police officer, a sheriff, a marshal. You meet it most in American stories about the old West, and sometimes in US news as a colourful word for the police. British English almost never uses it.

A lawman islawman是 an officer whose job is to make people follow the law一個工作是讓人們守法的執法人員 — a police officer, a sheriff, a marshal像是警察、治安官、聯邦執法官. You meet it most你最常在 in American stories about the old West講美國老西部的故事裡遇到它, and sometimes in US news而有時候在美國新聞裡 as a colourful word for the police當作對警察的一種生動說法. British English英式英文 almost never uses it幾乎不用這個字。

It is not a lawyer: a lawman wears the badge and enforces the rules; a lawyer argues and advises. Though actually, the older northern word was a “man of the law” in a wider sense; today’s meaning is the street-and-badge kind, and to many ears it already sounds a little film-like or old.

It is not它不是 a lawyer律師: a lawman wears the badge and enforces the rules lawman戴著徽章、執行規則; a lawyer argues and advises而lawyer負責辯護和提供建議. Though actually不過其實, the older northern word was更早以前北方的說法是 a “man of the law” in a wider sense意義較廣的「執法之人」; today's meaning is而今天的意思是 the street-and-badge kind街頭配徽章那種, and to many ears而在很多人聽起來 it already sounds a little film-like or old它已經有點像電影裡的說法，或有點過時。

In a modern city, police officer is the plain word. It is not rude, but it is not the careful office word either.

In a modern city在現代城市裡, police officer is police officer才是 the plain word普通的說法. It is not rude它不是粗魯的字, but it is not the careful office word either但也不是正式公文會用的字。