| 释义 |
advocate noun /ˈædvəkət/ /ˈædvəkət/ jump to other results (formal) a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action- advocate for something/somebody an advocate for hospital workers
- advocate of something/somebody a staunch advocate of free speech
see also devil’s advocateExtra Examples- an advocate of pacifism
- Canada was one of the strongest advocates of sanctions.
- She became a firm advocate of overseas ventures.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveadverbprepositionSee full entry - (law) a person who defends somebody in court
- Solicitors often appear as advocates in the lower courts.
- Those charged should be represented by trained, qualified legal advocates.
Topics Law and justicec2Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveSee full entry - (law) (in Scotland and South Africa) a lawyer who has the right to argue cases in higher courts
More About lawyerslawyers- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
- In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
- counsel for the prosecution
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
see also the Lord Advocate, solicitor advocateMore Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speechPronunciation changes by part of speech- abuse
- alternate
- advocate
- approximate
- contract
- converse
- convict
- decrease
- delegate
- discount
- duplicate
- estimate
- export
- extract
- graduate
- import
- intimate
- moderate
- object
- permit
- present
- protest
- record
- refund
- refuse
- subject
- suspect
- survey
- torment
- upgrade
advocate verb /ˈædvəkeɪt/ /ˈædvəkeɪt/ (formal) jump to other results - to support something publicly
- advocate something The group does not advocate the use of violence.
- Heart specialists strongly advocate low-cholesterol diets.
- These policies have been widely advocated.
- advocate (somebody) doing something Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.
- advocate that… The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.
- (British English also) The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors.
Synonyms recommendrecommendThese words all mean to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation.- recommend to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation; to say what you think the price or level of something should be:
- We’d recommend you to book your flight early.
- a recommended price of $50
- advise to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation:
- I’d advise you not to tell him.
recommend or advise?Advise is a stronger word than recommend and is often used when the person giving the advice is in a position of authority: Police are advising fans without tickets to stay away. • Police are recommending fans without tickets to stay away. I advise you… can suggest that you know better than the person you are advising: this may cause offence if they are your equal or senior to you. I recommend… mainly suggests that you are trying to be helpful and is less likely to cause offence. Recommend is often used with more positive advice to tell somebody about possible benefits and advise with more negative advice to warn somebody about possible dangers: He advised reading the book before seeing the movie. • I would recommend against going out on your own. - advocate (formal) to support or recommend something publicly:
- The group does not advocate the use of violence.
- urge (formal) to recommend something strongly:
- The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution.
Patterns- to recommend/advise/advocate/urge that…
- It is recommended/advised/advocated/urged that…
- to recommend/advise/urge somebody to do something
- to recommend/advise/advocate doing something
- to strongly recommend/advise/advocate somebody/something
Topics Opinion and argumentc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbphrasesSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.
|