attorney-at-law 是指律师、诉讼代理人,attorney-at-law在美国用的比较普遍,经常简写或简称为 Attorney. China attorney-at-law 是指中国律师,与lawyers, legal counsel,legal practitioner 等都为近义词。比如China attorney-at-law is increasingly playing a more and more important role in the international legal service.