Definition of devil's advocate in English:

devil's advocate

noun

1A 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
Example sentencesExamples
- The model of the devil's advocate - peppering the side you favor with tough questions - did not appear prevalent enough to derail this conclusion.
- Paul, let me be the devil's advocate for a minute.
- When the shopkeeper gave her fruits and vegetables in a paper cover, the officer tried to play the devil's advocate and provoke the seller asking him if it would not be more easy to give it in a plastic cover.
- Most presidents keep a devil's advocate around.
- Playing the devil's advocate to her soft, enduring honesty and innocence, I asked the woman I had fondly come to think of as ‘Eurotrash’ why she didn't call a plumber, or ask her friends for help?
- If I were to be the devil's advocate and wanted to turn Canada into a socialist paradise, I think I would go about it like this.
- Just to play the devil's advocate though, I'd also add a caveat.
- So let's just say for the sake of argument, playing devil's advocate here, that it's hard to meet people.
- Gregory Maguire's book, Wicked, follows the devil's advocate's path through the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West and speaks of where the true essence of evil lies.
- Capitalism even hires its own devil's advocates.
- What elevates The Making of Henry, what will crush the arguments of the devil's advocate, is the way it talks about love.
- Now there used to be, I take it, someone within the hierarchy who is known as the devil's advocate, who would prepare the case against someone.
- As far as secular arguments go, I don't actually think there are any really good ones, but I'll suggest a couple just to be the devil's advocate.
- Entertain the possibility that I'm just playing the devil's advocate here.
- He is the tireless devil's advocate, forcing cadets into deeper analysis and dense moral ground.
- He loves to argue simply for the sake of arguing; the original devil's advocate.
- Rather than repeating everything that has been discussed already, I'd rather play the devil's advocate and offer some defence for Billboard and similar ‘elitist’ clubs.
- I introduce a devil's advocate who disagrees with me.
- I have defended murders, rapists, and other undesirable characters, so why not make a cogent argument on behalf of GIs who are stationed in Korea, like a devil's advocate.
- On both topics the range of policy was quite extreme and John Campbell played the devil's advocate well by asking each person a question which highlighted an apparent flaw or inconsistency in their policy.
1. 1.1historical A person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He appeared in the role of devil's advocate during the canonization of Mother Teresa.
  After the post-mortem eulogies and the wild assertions that the Pope was the greatest pontiff in history, somebody needs to play devil's advocate and present the case for the prosecution against John Paul II.
  I like the idea, found in the Western church, of the devil's advocate.
  Of all those who have tried to understand Joan's life and career, it is only the devil's advocates who have focused in a concerted way on Joan's inconsistencies and erratic behavior.
  The devil's advocates, unlike the admiring artists who did their part to insure for Joan a different kind of immortality, understood her changeability and its implications.

Definition of devil's advocate in US English:

devil's advocate

nounˈˌdevəlz ˈadvəkət

1A 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
Example sentencesExamples
- He is the tireless devil's advocate, forcing cadets into deeper analysis and dense moral ground.
- Entertain the possibility that I'm just playing the devil's advocate here.
- Now there used to be, I take it, someone within the hierarchy who is known as the devil's advocate, who would prepare the case against someone.
- Just to play the devil's advocate though, I'd also add a caveat.
- If I were to be the devil's advocate and wanted to turn Canada into a socialist paradise, I think I would go about it like this.
- He loves to argue simply for the sake of arguing; the original devil's advocate.
- I introduce a devil's advocate who disagrees with me.
- Rather than repeating everything that has been discussed already, I'd rather play the devil's advocate and offer some defence for Billboard and similar ‘elitist’ clubs.
- When the shopkeeper gave her fruits and vegetables in a paper cover, the officer tried to play the devil's advocate and provoke the seller asking him if it would not be more easy to give it in a plastic cover.
- Capitalism even hires its own devil's advocates.
- As far as secular arguments go, I don't actually think there are any really good ones, but I'll suggest a couple just to be the devil's advocate.
- The model of the devil's advocate - peppering the side you favor with tough questions - did not appear prevalent enough to derail this conclusion.
- So let's just say for the sake of argument, playing devil's advocate here, that it's hard to meet people.
- Most presidents keep a devil's advocate around.
- Playing the devil's advocate to her soft, enduring honesty and innocence, I asked the woman I had fondly come to think of as ‘Eurotrash’ why she didn't call a plumber, or ask her friends for help?
- On both topics the range of policy was quite extreme and John Campbell played the devil's advocate well by asking each person a question which highlighted an apparent flaw or inconsistency in their policy.
- I have defended murders, rapists, and other undesirable characters, so why not make a cogent argument on behalf of GIs who are stationed in Korea, like a devil's advocate.
- What elevates The Making of Henry, what will crush the arguments of the devil's advocate, is the way it talks about love.
- Paul, let me be the devil's advocate for a minute.
- Gregory Maguire's book, Wicked, follows the devil's advocate's path through the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West and speaks of where the true essence of evil lies.
1. 1.1historical 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.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He appeared in the role of devil's advocate during the canonization of Mother Teresa.
  After the post-mortem eulogies and the wild assertions that the Pope was the greatest pontiff in history, somebody needs to play devil's advocate and present the case for the prosecution against John Paul II.
  Of all those who have tried to understand Joan's life and career, it is only the devil's advocates who have focused in a concerted way on Joan's inconsistencies and erratic behavior.
  The devil's advocates, unlike the admiring artists who did their part to insure for Joan a different kind of immortality, understood her changeability and its implications.
  I like the idea, found in the Western church, of the devil's advocate.

单词	devil's advocate
释义	Definition of devil's advocate in English: devil's advocate noun 1A 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 Example sentencesExamples The model of the devil's advocate - peppering the side you favor with tough questions - did not appear prevalent enough to derail this conclusion. Paul, let me be the devil's advocate for a minute. When the shopkeeper gave her fruits and vegetables in a paper cover, the officer tried to play the devil's advocate and provoke the seller asking him if it would not be more easy to give it in a plastic cover. Most presidents keep a devil's advocate around. Playing the devil's advocate to her soft, enduring honesty and innocence, I asked the woman I had fondly come to think of as ‘Eurotrash’ why she didn't call a plumber, or ask her friends for help? If I were to be the devil's advocate and wanted to turn Canada into a socialist paradise, I think I would go about it like this. Just to play the devil's advocate though, I'd also add a caveat. So let's just say for the sake of argument, playing devil's advocate here, that it's hard to meet people. Gregory Maguire's book, Wicked, follows the devil's advocate's path through the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West and speaks of where the true essence of evil lies. Capitalism even hires its own devil's advocates. What elevates The Making of Henry, what will crush the arguments of the devil's advocate, is the way it talks about love. Now there used to be, I take it, someone within the hierarchy who is known as the devil's advocate, who would prepare the case against someone. As far as secular arguments go, I don't actually think there are any really good ones, but I'll suggest a couple just to be the devil's advocate. Entertain the possibility that I'm just playing the devil's advocate here. He is the tireless devil's advocate, forcing cadets into deeper analysis and dense moral ground. He loves to argue simply for the sake of arguing; the original devil's advocate. Rather than repeating everything that has been discussed already, I'd rather play the devil's advocate and offer some defence for Billboard and similar ‘elitist’ clubs. I introduce a devil's advocate who disagrees with me. I have defended murders, rapists, and other undesirable characters, so why not make a cogent argument on behalf of GIs who are stationed in Korea, like a devil's advocate. On both topics the range of policy was quite extreme and John Campbell played the devil's advocate well by asking each person a question which highlighted an apparent flaw or inconsistency in their policy. 1.1historical A person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle. Example sentencesExamples He appeared in the role of devil's advocate during the canonization of Mother Teresa. After the post-mortem eulogies and the wild assertions that the Pope was the greatest pontiff in history, somebody needs to play devil's advocate and present the case for the prosecution against John Paul II. I like the idea, found in the Western church, of the devil's advocate. Of all those who have tried to understand Joan's life and career, it is only the devil's advocates who have focused in a concerted way on Joan's inconsistencies and erratic behavior. The devil's advocates, unlike the admiring artists who did their part to insure for Joan a different kind of immortality, understood her changeability and its implications. Definition of devil's advocate in US English: devil's advocate nounˈˌdevəlz ˈadvəkət 1A 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 Example sentencesExamples He is the tireless devil's advocate, forcing cadets into deeper analysis and dense moral ground. Entertain the possibility that I'm just playing the devil's advocate here. Now there used to be, I take it, someone within the hierarchy who is known as the devil's advocate, who would prepare the case against someone. Just to play the devil's advocate though, I'd also add a caveat. If I were to be the devil's advocate and wanted to turn Canada into a socialist paradise, I think I would go about it like this. He loves to argue simply for the sake of arguing; the original devil's advocate. I introduce a devil's advocate who disagrees with me. Rather than repeating everything that has been discussed already, I'd rather play the devil's advocate and offer some defence for Billboard and similar ‘elitist’ clubs. When the shopkeeper gave her fruits and vegetables in a paper cover, the officer tried to play the devil's advocate and provoke the seller asking him if it would not be more easy to give it in a plastic cover. Capitalism even hires its own devil's advocates. As far as secular arguments go, I don't actually think there are any really good ones, but I'll suggest a couple just to be the devil's advocate. The model of the devil's advocate - peppering the side you favor with tough questions - did not appear prevalent enough to derail this conclusion. So let's just say for the sake of argument, playing devil's advocate here, that it's hard to meet people. Most presidents keep a devil's advocate around. Playing the devil's advocate to her soft, enduring honesty and innocence, I asked the woman I had fondly come to think of as ‘Eurotrash’ why she didn't call a plumber, or ask her friends for help? On both topics the range of policy was quite extreme and John Campbell played the devil's advocate well by asking each person a question which highlighted an apparent flaw or inconsistency in their policy. I have defended murders, rapists, and other undesirable characters, so why not make a cogent argument on behalf of GIs who are stationed in Korea, like a devil's advocate. What elevates The Making of Henry, what will crush the arguments of the devil's advocate, is the way it talks about love. Paul, let me be the devil's advocate for a minute. Gregory Maguire's book, Wicked, follows the devil's advocate's path through the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West and speaks of where the true essence of evil lies. 1.1historical 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. Example sentencesExamples He appeared in the role of devil's advocate during the canonization of Mother Teresa. After the post-mortem eulogies and the wild assertions that the Pope was the greatest pontiff in history, somebody needs to play devil's advocate and present the case for the prosecution against John Paul II. Of all those who have tried to understand Joan's life and career, it is only the devil's advocates who have focused in a concerted way on Joan's inconsistencies and erratic behavior. The devil's advocates, unlike the admiring artists who did their part to insure for Joan a different kind of immortality, understood her changeability and its implications. I like the idea, found in the Western church, of the devil's advocate.
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