devil’s advocate

noun
🔊/ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/
🔊/ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/
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  1. 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。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2