devil's advocate
noun
1- a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments故意提出会引起异议的见解以激起辩论的人; 故意提出有争议的看法以便试探持异议者的虚实的人; 故意提出相反意见以求深入讨论的人：
the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate, to put the other side's case forward.
采访记者（或招聘面试主持人）需要与对方唱反调以便引出对方的论点。
1.1
- historical a person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle〈史〉（由罗马天主教教会指定的）列圣审查官（对所提议的宣福、封圣或对奇迹的验证进行质疑）。