英汉词典

advocate 基本解释

• vt. 提倡，主张，拥护
• n. 提倡者；支持者；律师

advocate 词态变化

advocate 中文词源

ad-,去，往，-voc,说，词源同voice.

advocate 英文词源

advocate

advocate: [14] Etymologically, advocate contains the notion of ‘calling’, specifically of calling someone in for advice or as a witness. This was the meaning of the Latin verb advocāre (formed from vocāre ‘call’, from which English also gets vocation). Its past participle, advocātus, came to be used as a noun, originally meaning ‘legal witness or adviser’, and later ‘attorney’.

In Old French this became avocat, the form in which English borrowed it; it was later relatinized to advocate. The verb advocate does not appear until the 17th century. The word was also borrowed into Dutch, as advocaat, and the compound advocaatenborrel, literally ‘lawyer’s drink’, has, by shortening, given English the name for a sweetish yellow concoction of eggs and brandy.
=> invoke, revoke, vocation

advocate (n.)

mid-14c., "one whose profession is to plead cases in a court of justice," a technical term from Roman law, from Old French avocat "barrister, advocate, spokesman," from Latin advocatus "one called to aid; a pleader, advocate," noun use of past participle of advocare "to call" (as witness or advisor) from ad- "to" (see ad-) + vocare "to call," related to vocem (see voice (n.)). Also in Middle English as "one who intercedes for another," and "protector, champion, patron." Feminine forms advocatess, advocatrice were in use in 15c.

advocate (v.)

1640s, from advocate (n.). Related: Advocated; advocating; advocation.

advocate 英文释义

1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court

advocate 同义词解析

attorney, lawyer, counsel, advocate

这些名词均含有"律师"之意。

attorney：主要用于美国，指代理当事人处理遗嘱检验等法律事务的律师，有时可与lawyer通用，泛指辩护律师。

lawyer：普通用词，指精通法律规则并有权以法律代理人或顾问身份在法庭上执行法律或为委托人服务的人。

counsel：指单独或集体为当事人提供咨询或出庭处理案件的法律顾问或律师。

advocate：专指以罗马法律的基本法制的一些国家的(如苏格兰等)和一些特别法庭的律师；也可指出庭辩护的律师。

back, uphold, support, sustain, advocate

这些动词均有"支持，支援，拥护"之意。

back： 通常指对论点、行动、事业等的强有力支持。

uphold： 既可指积极努力对陷入困境者的支持，也可指给某人在行动、道义或信仰上的支持。

support： 含义广泛，多指在道义上或物质上支持某人，也可指对某项事业的支持。

sustain： 侧重指连续不断的支持。

advocate： 多指通过写文章或发表演说等来支持或拥护，往往暗示提倡某事或为某事辩护。

recommend, advocate, propose, suggest, prescribe

这些动词均含"劝告，主张，建议"之意。

recommend： 指向对方提出公开的建议或规劝。

advocate： 指公开表明对某事或某行为的完全赞同，语气强于recommend。

propose： 多指较正式地提出建议。

suggest： 语气较委婉，指提出不成熟的建议或参考意见。

prescribe： 多指医生对病人在用药或饮食等方面的建议。

advocate 双语例句

1. He is a keen advocate of park-and-ride schemes.

他是“停车再换乘”计划的热情拥护者。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The group does not advocate the use of violence.

该团体不支持使用暴力。

来自《权威词典》

3. 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以使访谈继续下去。

来自《权威词典》

4. He is a strident advocate of nuclear power.

他是发展核能的坚定拥护者。

来自《权威词典》

5. He got the best advocate in town to defend him.

他请城里最好的律师为他辩护.

来自《简明英汉词典》

advocate 实用场景例句

an advocate for hospital workers

医院工作人员的支持者

牛津词典

a staunch advocate of free speech

言论自由的坚定拥护者

牛津词典

The group does not advocate the use of violence.

该团体不支持使用暴力。

牛津词典

Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.

很多专家主张对小孩的良好表现加以奖励。

牛津词典

The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.

报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。

牛津词典

(British English also)The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors.

报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。

牛津词典

Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.

威廉斯先生是个保守派，主张政府应减少对商业的控制。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.

反对党提倡的税收政策

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.

他是自由市场政策和多党派制度的坚决拥护者。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...advocates for the homeless...

为无家可归的人谋利益者

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.

动物权利保护者指出动物园实际上是动物的牢笼，经常很残酷地对待动物。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We should by all means advocate positional attack or defence when circumstances require and permit it.

我们完全应该提倡那种在情况需要而且许可下的阵地攻击和阵地防御.

期刊摘选

Because I advocate good will be rewarded.

因为我主张善有善报,恶有恶报.

期刊摘选

The advocate has undertaken my case.

律师已接受我的案子.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Therefore, we must advocate the forming of workshop committees.

因此, 我们应该提倡组织车间委员会.

辞典例句

I fell into the trap of many negotiators of becoming an advocate of my own negotiation.

我掉进了许多谈判代表经过的陷井,成为自己参加的谈判的鼓吹者.

辞典例句

The article discussed the construction that affects a party all sorts of advocate objective element.

本文探讨了影响党的建设的各种主客观因素.

期刊摘选

He got the best advocate in town to defend him.

他请城里最好的律师为他辩护.

《简明英汉词典》

Australia, a strong advocate of free farm trade, said the EU proposal broke no new ground.

坚决主张农业贸易自由化的澳大利亚说,欧盟的建议没有提出新的东西.

期刊摘选

Did we not advocate eugenics some years back?

若干年前不是倡议优生学 吗 ?

期刊摘选

" I never expected to find a temperance advocate in my own home, of all places! "

" 我还从没想到竟然我自己家里会有个提倡戒酒的人呢!

飘（部分）

Now that we advocate democracy, we shouldn't despotically suppress political criticism.

既然提倡民主, 就不能以独裁手段压制清议.

期刊摘选

Many educators advocate a liberal education.

很多教育家提倡通才教育.

辞典例句

An advocate for John could make out a case for him on this score also.

约翰的一位律师在这方面也能提出有利于他的理由.

《简明英汉词典》

The strength of altruism lies in the fact that altruistic acts undeniably occur in any society and that moral codes universally advocate altruism or benevolence and condemn selfishness.

毫无疑问,利他主义存在于任何社会,而且道德准也普遍提倡利他主义或善良行为,而谴责自私自利.这也正是利他主义具有强大生命力的原因.

《简明英汉词典》

She's a staunch advocate of free trade.

她是自由贸易的忠实拥护者.

《简明英汉词典》

He is just playing the devil's advocate with me.

他只是故意和我唱反调而已.

《简明英汉词典》

We advocate solving international dispute by negotiation, instead of appealing to arms.

我们主张通过协商解决国际争端, 而不主张诉诸武力.

《简明英汉词典》

I don't advocate doing such things.

我不主张干这样的事情.

《简明英汉词典》