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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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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 Dictionary
devil'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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