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单词 devil's advocate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dev•il's ad•vo•cate /ˈdɛvəlz ˈædvəkɪt/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. one who proposes or advocates an opposing view:Let me play (the) devil's advocate and suggest what our opponent might think.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dev′il's ad′vocate, 
    1. a person who advocates an opposing or unpopular cause for the sake of argument or to expose it to a thorough examination.
    2. ReligionAlso called promoter of the faith. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]an official appointed to present arguments against a proposed beatification or canonization of a beatus.
    • translation of Neo-Latin advocātus diabolī 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
devil's advocate n
  1. a person who advocates an opposing or unpopular view, often for the sake of argument
  2. the official appointed to put the case against the beatification or canonization of a candidate
Etymology: translation of New Latin advocātus diabolī
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