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devil's advocateBrE /ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/ NAmE /ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/ noun a person who expresses an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion about a subject 故意唱反调的人;故意持不同意见的人◆ Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going . 采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调好让访谈继续下去。 |