N-UNCOUNT [oft with det] (讨论或辩论中)故意提出异议的人，有意唱反调的人 If you play devil's advocate in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with but which is very different to what other people have been saying, in order to make the argument more interesting. (讨论或辩论中)故意提出异议的人，有意唱反调的人