英语词汇“advocate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	advocate
释义	ad·vo·cate I. \-kə̇t, -ˌkāt, usu -d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English avocat, advocat, from Middle French, from Latin advocatus, from past participle of advocare to summon, call to one's aid, from ad- + vocare to call — more at voice 1. : one that pleads the cause of another : defender < we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ — 1 Jn 2:1 (Authorized Version) > < accepted the responsibility of acting as a personal advocate for his chief > specifically : one that pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court : counselor < never a close student of the law, his success was won as an advocate > — used as the technical name in Scotland, France, and various other countries whose legal system is based on the Roman law and in the English ecclesiastical courts and various other special courts; compare attorney, barrister, counsel 2. : one that argues for, defends, maintains, or recommends a cause or proposal < its warmest advocates agree in this with its severest critics — W.C.Brownell > < the advocates of classical education > < an advocate of air power > II. \-ˌkāt, usu -d.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* : to plead in favor of : defend by argument before a tribunal or the public : support or recommend publicly < advocate a permanent corps of civil servants > < advocate changes be made > *intransitive verb* : to act as advocate
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