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devil's advocate
[ˌdev.əlz'æd.və.kət] noun countable usually singular
■someone who pretends, in an argument or discussion, to be against an idea or plan which a lot of people support, in order to make people discuss and consider it in more detail 假意反对的人，故意唱反调的人•I don't really believe all that - I was just playing devil's advocate.我并不完全相信那些——我只是故意唱反调而已。 |