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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   devil's advocate

   • IPA[ˌdev(ə)lz ˈadvəkət]

   美式

   • n.
     a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments；the popular title of the person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.

   • noun: devil's advocate, plural noun: devil's advocates

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate, to put the other side's case forward
   • ▪ the popular title of the person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
3. • 更多解釋

   devil's advocate

   • n.
     a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of ... the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate, to put the other side's case forward

   Oxford Dictionary