"play devil's advocate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 唱反調
• 扮演反方

Definition

假裝反對他人的觀點，或站在對立面辯論，通常為了測試論點的強度或促進討論。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在非正式或中立的討論中常見。表示講話者未必相信自己所說的觀點。常見句型：「我來唱反調一下……」。使用時要小心，以免讓人覺得你在找茬。

Examples

Let me play devil's advocate for a moment and ask, what if this plan doesn't work?

讓我**唱反調**一下，問個問題：如果這個計劃失敗了怎麼辦？

Sometimes it's helpful to play devil's advocate during group discussions.

有時在小組討論中**唱反調**很有幫助。

She likes to play devil's advocate to make sure we consider every side.

她喜歡**唱反調**，確保我們從各個角度考慮。

I'm going to play devil's advocate here, but what if customers hate the new design?

我在這裡**唱個反調**，但如果客戶討厭新設計怎麼辦？

Don’t take it personally — he just loves to play devil's advocate and stir up debate.

別往心裡去——他就是喜歡**唱反調**，挑起討論。

To keep the conversation interesting, he often plays devil's advocate even if he agrees deep down.

為了讓對話更有趣，他經常**唱反調**，即使內心同意。