the devil's advocate
基本解释
- n. 吹毛求疵的人
英汉例句
- When I went out to see "The Devil's Advocate" I was expecting one of the two "genres" mentioned above.
当我去看《魔鬼代言人》时,并没有抱有看一部超出上述两种类型范畴电影的期望。 - He played the devil's advocate on behalf of freedom everywhere, from the Oxford Union to the dinner table.
从牛津大学俱乐部到晚餐餐桌,他无不身肩自由使命高唱反调。 - 'The Devil's Advocate' is a story about some characteristically American values: ambition, drive, materialism.
《魔鬼代言人》的故事讲述了一些典型的美国价值观:野心,动力,物质主义。 - He played the devil's advocate on behalf of freedom everywhere, from the Oxford Union to the dinner table.
ECONOMIST: John Mortimer The