advocate-主題

advocate

['advəkeit,'advəkit]

v.提倡, 主張 
n.擁護者, 提倡者,律師, 辯護者

例句與用法：

I don't really believe in capital punishment, I'm just playing the devil's advocate.

我並非真正主張應該有死刑，只是故意唱唱反調罷了。

This judge is a strong advocate of prison reform.

這位法官是監獄改革的堅決擁護者。

He advocates reducing military spending.

他主張削減軍費開支。

詞形變化：

形容詞: advocatory | 名詞: advocator | 動詞過去式: advocated | 動詞過去分詞: advocated | 動詞現在分詞: advocating | 動詞第三人稱單數: advocates |

英文解釋:

名詞 advocate:

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

同義詞：advocator, proponent, exponent

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

同義詞：counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader

動詞 advocate:

push for something

同義詞：recommend, urge

speak, plead, or argue in favour of

同義詞：preach

同義詞

support | backer | supporter | back | promoter | believer | activist | campaigner | sponsor | encourage | promote | defend | proponent | recommend highly | counselor | attorney | lawyer | champion | barrister | solicitor | recommend | counsel | advocator | counselor-at-law | pleader | counsellor | urge | preach | exponent | prescribe | propose | suggest | sustain | uphold |

反義詞

impugn |

以上來源於大辭典