advocate
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['ædvəkeɪt；-ət'ædvəkeɪt]
- 美式音标 [ˈædvəkeɪt；-et]
- 国际音标 ['ædvəkeit, 'ædvəkət]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 提倡，拥护；为……辩护
- n. 拥护者；辩护者；辩护律师，出庭律师；律师；为（某团体）谋利益者
词源解说
- 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的avocat；最初源自拉丁语的advocatus，意为被召唤助人者。
词根记忆
- ad(表加强) + voc(声音，喊叫) + ate(做)→大声喊→拥护，提倡
- ad(表加强) + voc(喊叫) + ate(使)→呐喊助威→鼓吹，提倡
- ad(表加强) + voc(大声呼喊) + ate→大声喊→提倡
- ad(表加强) + voc(叫喊) + ate→大声呼喊→提倡
- ad + voc(叫喊，声音) + ate→为其呐喊助威→鼓吹
- ad(表加强) + voc(声音，喊叫) + ate(动词后缀)→大声喊→提倡；鼓吹
用法辨析
- advocate用作及物动词的基本意思是“提倡,主张”,指支持或拥护某事物或做某事。接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,偶尔还可接that从句,从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟式。
- advocate用作名词的基本意思是“提倡者,拥护者”,指对某一事业、方针、政策等的支持者、拥护者、提倡者、鼓吹者,其后常接介词of。
- advocate还可指大陆法系国家的“辩护律师,辩护人”。
- advocate属及物动词，后不可加介词，如不可说He advocates for reform；
- advocate后较少接that从句，如不常说He advocates that due attention (should) be paid to reform；
- advocate后可接动名词，不可接不定式。We advocate stopping the practice.
v. (动词)
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- He advocated caution.
他赞成遇事谨慎。 - Do you advocate accepting the offer?
你是否主张接受这个报价？ - They advocate that strikes be banned.
他们主张禁止罢工。 - There is no point advocating improved public transport unless we can pay for it.
提倡改善公共交通毫无意义，除非我们能支付得起改善的费用。 - He is a lifelong advocate of disarmament.
他是一位为裁军奋斗终生的人。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
S+～+ v -ing
S+～+that-clause
其他
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- advocate a reform of the tax system 主张改革税收制度
- advocate a reduction in military spending 主张削减军费开支
- advocate a theory 宣扬一种理论
- advocate a view 提出一种看法
- advocate building more elementary schools 主张建造更多的小学
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
英英字典
- to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
- (LAWYER) a lawyer who defends someone in a law court
- (SUPPORTER) someone who publicly supports something
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- An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.
- An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group.
- An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.
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专业释义
- 提倡者