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ad·vo·cate vt. | n.
I /ˈædvəkeɪt/
vt.
拥护；提倡；主张
an economist who advocacys abandoning the humanitarian and egalitarian goals 一个提倡放弃人道主义及平均主义目标的经济学家
advocacy self-defence 主张自卫
II /ˈædvəkət/
n.
1. 拥护者；提倡者
a staunch advocate of Gandhi's doctrine of passive resistance 甘地的消极抵抗主义的坚决拥护者
an advocate of early rising 主张早起的人
2. 辩护者；律师(可作为头衔用于保留古罗马法律实质的国家与地区，如苏格兰；也用于英国海事法庭等)
the advocate for the defence 被告辩护人
the Faculty of Advocates (苏格兰的)律师界
3. [A-] 基督
[< OFr <L advocātus legal witness, advocate < advocāre to call as witness < vocāre to call] |