| 词汇 | devil-s-advocate |
| 释义 | devil's advocate noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌdev.əlz ˈæd.və.kət/ us /ˌdev.əlz ˈæd.və.kət/ someone who pretends, in an argument or discussion, to be against an idea or plan that a lot of people support, in order to make people discuss and consider it in more detail: 假意反对的人，故意唱反调的人 play devil's advocateI don't really believe all that - I was just playing devil's advocate.我并不完全相信那些——我只是故意唱反调而已。 Debate & discussion agent provocateur agora argue argue against something argue for something bargainer beard controversial hash kick around no ifs or butsidiom no-platform no-platforming on the doorstep proposer uncontroversially undialectical undiscussed war of words wash (something) up devil's advocate | American Dictionarydevil's advocate noun[ C ] us/ˈdev·əlz ˈæd·və·kət/ someone who supports an opposite argument or one that is not popular in order to make people think seriously |
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