"play devil's advocate" 怎么发音
expression
ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈdɛvəɫz/ /ˈædvəˌkeɪt/, /ˈædvəkət
PLAY DEV-uhlz AD-vuh-kayt, AD-vuh-kuht
plˈeɪ/ /ˈdɛvəlz/ /ˈæd.və.keɪt
play DEV-uhlz AD-vuh-kayt
释义
To pretend to disagree with someone or to argue the opposite side of an idea, often to test the strength of an argument or to encourage discussion.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈdɛvəɫz/ /ˈædvəˌkeɪt/, /ˈædvəkət
英式英语
plˈeɪ/ /ˈdɛvəlz/ /ˈæd.və.keɪt
简化发音
美式
PLAY DEV-uhlz AD-vuh-kayt, AD-vuh-kuht
英式
play DEV-uhlz AD-vuh-kayt
语境中听
Let me play devil's advocate for a moment and ask, what if this plan doesn't work?
Sometimes it's helpful to play devil's advocate during group discussions.
She likes to play devil's advocate to make sure we consider every side.
I'm going to play devil's advocate here, but what if customers hate the new design?