advocate
释义:
advocate
《Advocate》是歌手Gunt演唱的一首歌曲,收录于2012年3月26日发行专辑《From Darkness to Deletion》中。
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英语
词源
借自古法语 advocat,来自拉丁语 advocātus(advocāre (“呼吁”))的过去分词,借译自古希腊语 παράκλητος (paráklētos)(英语 paraclete的词源)。advoke、avouch、 和 avow的同源对似词。
发音
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名词
advocate(复数 advocates)
- 尤指苏格兰的律师。
- The lawyer was one of a few good child advocates in town.
- 这位律师是镇上为数不多的优秀儿童律师之一。
- The lawyer was one of a few good child advocates in town.
- 提倡者,拥护者,鼓吹者。【用法】be an advocate of
- She has been a strong advocate for reform.
- 她一直是改革的坚定倡导者。
- She has been a strong advocate for reform.
衍生短语
- devil's advocate
相关词语
- advocacy
- advocation
- advocator
- avocate
动词
advocate(第三人称单数简单现在时 advocates,现在分词 advocating,一般过去时及过去分词 advocated)
- (及物动词)与某人争吵
- (及物动词)主张,拥护,鼓吹。
- I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
- 我喜欢树,但我不主张住在树里。
- I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
同义词
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异序词
- avocated