devil's advocate
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˌdev.əlz ˈæd.və.kət/us/ˌdev.əlz ˈæd.və.kət/someone whopretends, in anargumentordiscussion, to be against anideaorplanthat a lot ofpeoplesupport, inorderto makepeoplediscussandconsiderit in moredetail:
假意反对的人，故意唱反调的人I don't reallybelieveall that - I was justplayingdevil'sadvocate.我并不完全相信那些——我只是故意唱反调而已。
Debate & discussion
- agent provocateur
- bargainer
- bat
- bat around
- broker
- closure
- cloture
- consult
- dialogue
- discursive
- parley
- polarized
- polemic
- polemical
- post-debate
- powwow
- provocateur
- re-explore
- sophistry
- talk turkeyidiom