释义 |
advocate /ˈædvəkət/●a/the devil’s ˈadvocatea person who argues against sth, even though they really agree with it, just to test the arguments for it (为探究虚实)故意唱反调的人;故意持相反意见的人◆Helen doesn’t really think that women shouldn’t go out to work. She just likes to play devil’s advocate.海伦并不是真正认为妇女不该外出工作,她只不过喜欢故意唱反调而已。 |