Someone whose job is writing down speech as it happens, at full speaking speed, using a shorthand system — a set of quick marks or a special keyboard that records sounds rather than letters — and then producing a typed record of it.

Someone whose job is writing down speech as it happens工作是把講話的內容當場記下來的人, at full speaking speed而且要跟得上正常說話的速度, using a shorthand system用的是一套速記系統 — a set of quick marks or a special keyboard that records sounds rather than letters也就是一套快速符號，或是一種記錄聲音而不是字母的特殊鍵盤 — and then producing a typed record of it最後再把它打成一份文字紀錄。

The place you meet this most is the courtroom: the court stenographer sits near the judge and makes the official record of every word said. In the past, before recording machines and computers, offices were full of stenographers taking dictation from bosses, and 'stenographer' was one of the standard jobs a young woman might train for; old novels and films are full of them.

The place you meet this most is the courtroom你最常碰到這個字的場合是法庭: the court stenographer sits near the judge法庭速記員坐在法官附近 and makes the official record of every word said負責把每一句話都記成正式紀錄。In the past, before recording machines and computers在錄音機和電腦出現之前, offices were full of stenographers taking dictation from bosses辦公室裡到處都是幫老闆做口述聽寫的速記員, and 'stenographer' was one of the standard jobs a young woman might train for「stenographer」曾是年輕女性會去受訓的一種標準職業; old novels and films are full of them舊小說和舊電影裡也常出現這種角色。

Today the everyday word in America is 'court reporter', and in Britain people usually say 'shorthand typist' or just 'court reporter'.

Today the everyday word in America is 'court reporter'今天美國日常用語是'court reporter', and in Britain people usually say 'shorthand typist' or just 'court reporter'英國人則通常說'shorthand typist'，或者也直接說'court reporter'。

The job still exists because a trained stenographer is fast and accurate in ways machines still struggle with when several people talk at once. It is a formal word, and a slightly old-fashioned one outside the law.

The job still exists這份工作到現在還存在 because a trained stenographer is fast and accurate因為受過訓練的速記員又快又準 in ways machines still struggle with when several people talk at once在好幾個人同時講話的情況下，機器到現在還做不太到這種程度。It is a formal word這是個正式的字, and a slightly old-fashioned one outside the law而且在法律圈以外用會顯得有點過時。