devil’s advocate
noun/ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/
/ˌdevlz ˈædvəkət/
- a person who expresses an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion about a subject
故意唱反调的人；故意持不同意见的人 - Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.
采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调好让访谈继续下去。
- Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.