devil's advocate
US /ˈdɛvəlz ˈædvəkət/
・UK /ˈdevəlz ˈædvəkət/
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idm.故意提出異議的人
She played devil's advocate to test the proposal thoroughly.
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- for Chris Chris I think your memo hit the nail on the head but let me play devil's advocate for a
對於 Chris ，我認為你的備忘錄擊中了要害，但讓我扮演一個魔鬼代言人
- but let me play devil's advocate for a minute.
什麼是道地慣用語？身為英文學習者你真的該使用它嗎？（What is Idiomatic Language? Should you use it?）
- "To play devil's advocate." This is both an idiom or a collocation, because we often use "devil's advocate" by itself as well.
它的意思是走捷徑。
- "To play devil's advocate" means to propose the opposite opinion.
所以，如果我們說一家公司 cut corners，意思就是他們在欺騙消費者，或者如果他們不依法行事，就是在欺騙法律體系。
Windows 筆記型電腦到底怎麼了？🤔 (What's Going on with Windows Laptops?)
- Well, I want to play devil's advocate because as someone who's, like, fully Apple, you know, ecosystemed up, there are a lot of these, like, vertically integrated things in the Apple world that are, like, not supported to the degree they should be.
我個人非常喜歡 Android 勝過 iOS。
- Well, I want to play devil's advocate because as someone who is like fully Apple, you know, ecosystemed up, there are a lot of these like vertically integrated things in the Apple world that are like not supported to the degree they should be.
嗯，我想扮演一下魔鬼代言人，因為像我這種完全身處 Apple 生態系的人，Apple 世界裡有很多垂直整合的東西，並沒有得到應有的支援。
內曏者最擅長的 12 件事！ (12 Things Introverts Are Best At Doing)
- And they're also the ones to be the devil's advocate and notice flaws in ideas and concepts
而且他們也是魔鬼的代言人，注意到思想和概念的缺陷。
- and they're also the ones to be the devil's advocate and notice flaws in ideas and concepts.
他們說話從來不是為了讓別人聽到，或者因為他們是老闆。他們說話是為了協助和幫助別人，因為內向的人把自己想象成相當的人。
美國消費支出停滯，GDP慘遭重擊！ (US Consumer Spending Stalls, GDP Takes a Hit)
- I just wanted to play devil's advocate.
所以這就是接下來會發生的爭論。
- I just wanted to play devil's advocate.
我只是想唱反調一下。
如果不是氣泡... 為什麼會是圓的？ (If Not Bubble... Why Bubble Shaped?)
- So, to play devil's advocate, how is it possible that this whole thing is not just speculative mania?
如果大家都同意這是個保麗龍，那為什麼精明的投資人每個月還是投入數十億美元？
- So to play devil's advocate, how is it possible that this whole thing is not just speculative mania?
所以，為了扮演魔鬼代言人，這整件事怎麼可能不是投機狂熱呢？
為何各州力推在學校恢復草寫教學？ (Why States Are Pushing to Save Cursive Handwriting in Schools)
- But just to play devil's advocate, if you're a teacher and you've got, you know, a certain number of hours in the day and you have to, you know, science, math, you've got these other subjects that require a fair amount of time on task.
現在越來越多州正在這樣做。
- Just to play devil's advocate, if you're a teacher and you've got, you know, a certain number of hours in the day and you have to, you know, science, math, you've got these other subjects that require a fair amount of time on task, what do you prioritize?
只是為了扮演一下反方角色，如果你是老師，你一天有固定的時間，而且你必須，你知道，科學、數學，還有其他需要花很多時間的科目，你會優先考慮什麼？