devil's advocate
- IPA[ˌdev(ə)lz ˈadvəkət]
美式
- a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments；the popular title of the person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
noun: devil's advocate, plural noun: devil's advocates
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate, to put the other side's case forward
- ▪ the popular title of the person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
- 更多解釋
- a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of ... the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate, to put the other side's case forward
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