advocate1
KK: [ˈædvǝkɪt]
DJ: [ˈædvǝkit]
n.[C]
- 提倡者；擁護者[（+of）]
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They are
advocates of free trade.
他們是自由貿易的倡導者。
- 辯護者；律師
advocate2
KK: [ˈædvǝˌkеt]
DJ: [ˈædvǝkеit]
vt.
- 擁護；提倡；主張[+v-ing]
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He
advocates reforming the prison system.
他主張改良監獄制度。
辨析
n.
/
ˈadvəkət/
- a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
- a person who pleads a case on someone else's behalf.
▸Scottish term for barrister.
v.
/
ˈadvəkeɪt/
publicly recommend or support.
Derivative
- advocacy n.
- advocateship n.
- advocation n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. avocat, from L. advocat-, advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.
