A prosecutor is the lawyer whose job is to stand in court and try to show that someone broke the law. They bring the case, call witnesses, and argue that the evidence is enough. They do not decide guilt — a judge or a jury does that.

A prosecutor prosecutor is是 the lawyer那位律師 whose job is他的工作是 to stand in court站在法庭上 and try to show並試圖證明 that someone broke the law有人違反了法律 they他們 bring the case提出案件 call witnesses傳喚證人 and argue並主張 that the evidence is enough證據足夠 they不是他們 do not decide guilt來決定有罪與否 a judge or a jury而是法官或陪審團 does that來決定

The other side is the defence (in American spelling, the defense).

The other side另一方 is是 the defence辯方 in American spelling美式拼法是 the defense defense

The word is formal and belongs to law and to crime stories on television. In the United States people say 'the prosecutor'; in Britain you also hear 'the prosecution' or the Crown Prosecution Service.

The word這個詞 is formal很正式 and belongs to law and to crime stories on television屬於法律和電視犯罪劇的用詞 in the United States在美國 people say人們說 'the prosecutor'「the prosecutor」 in Britain在英國 you also hear你也會聽到 'the prosecution'「the prosecution」 or the Crown Prosecution Service或Crown Prosecution Service

Though actually the job is not a perfect copy of Taiwan's 檢察官: a Taiwanese 檢察官 often leads the investigation as well, while an American prosecutor is more the person who argues the case in court. Still, 檢察官 is the hook students already have.

Though actually不過實際上 the job這份工作 is not a perfect copy並不完全對應 of Taiwan's 檢察官台灣的檢察官 a Taiwanese 檢察官台灣的檢察官 often leads the investigation as well常常也主導偵查 while而 an American prosecutor美國的prosecutor is more更偏向 the person who argues the case in court在法庭上論述案件的人 still不過 檢察官這個詞 is the hook students already have是學生已經有的參考點

The person on trial is the defendant, not the opposite of a 'persecutor' — that is a different word.

The person on trial受審的人 is是 the defendant defendant not the opposite不是...的相反詞 of a 'persecutor'persecutor（迫害者） that is a different word那是不同的字