paraprofessional
noun [ C ] US uk/ˌpær.ə.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ us/ˌper.ə.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
准专业人员
a person who has some training in a job such as teaching or law, but does not have all the qualifications to be a teacher, lawyer, etc.
A paraprofessional, although not a licensed teacher, performs many of the same duties as a certified teacher. 尽管没有教师资格证，一名准专业人员要履行许多与有资格证的教师相同的职责。
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- We offer training programmes for persons, including professionals, paraprofessionals, and volunteers, who work with delinquents.
- The prisoner was communicating with his counsel via a paraprofessional.
- The union represents teachers and other professional employees, paraprofessionals, and technical and clerical personnel.
- They found that it was mostly paraprofessionals, typically people who have high school diplomas or GEDs, who were working with patients.
paraprofessional
adjective US uk/ˌpær.ə.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ us/ˌper.ə.prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
准专业人员的
relating to a person who has some training in a job such as teaching or law, but does not have all the qualifications to be a teacher, lawyer, etc., or to the work that they do
She worked as a paraprofessional educational assistant. 她是一名准助教。
The difference between professional and paraprofessional pay can be substantial. 专业人员和准专业人员之间的工资差别可能很大。
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- I don't agree with the distinction between paraprofessional and professional library work.
- Workforces often consisted of male, white attorneys and female paraprofessional staff.
- It has been suggested that paraprofessional therapists (defined as those without post-graduate clinical training) may achieve equivalent outcomes to professionals.